I have come to block your way because you are stubbornly resisting me. -Numbers 22:32.
The wrong turn
A driver had taken the wrong turning at a traffic junction without noticing it.So he continued in the wrong direction quite unconcerned.He was a careful,correct driver.He stopped at every "Stop!" sign,never exceeded the speed limit.Everything was in order,except that he was going the wrong way.
It can be just like that in our lives.If we are not on God's way,we are heading for a disaster.
By nature everybody is on a pathway going downhill.It is not only blatant sinners who go astray,as we sometimes say,but everyone!
If God tries to stop us on our wrong pathway,then He shows us the right one.It goes via the cross of Calvary.
"Calvary?" you say."That is where someone went almost 2,000 years ago.Jesus Christ."And you are right.But if you fail to grasp that the Lord Jesus had to go there and submit to God's judgment for each of us personally,for our wicked thoughts,words and deeds,then we are still going the wrong way.We think too much of our own righteousness.Now the self-righteous will never get to the glory of God.
In heaven there will only be people who,as former sinners,underwent a radical change: they changed direction,repented sincerely and believed in the work of redemption accomplished at Calvary.
"The way of a fool is right in his own eyes,but he who heeds councel is wise" -Proverbs 12:15.
More on this
When it comes to the issue of self belief,it appears that many people seemed to be OK and pretty confident with the way they manage or handle the affairs of their lives.The idea of being wrong sometimes,they find difficult to admit.The truth however,is; no matter how much we trust and believe in ourselves,that never guarantees that we'll always be right in everything even uf we are the most intelligent or careful people on earth.It is for this very reason why mistakes are made time and time again no matter how careful one tries to be.
Furthermore,to be always right simply means to be perfect.It's however interesting to know that many people agree to the fact that no-body is perfect which in other words means "always right".Those who are right need no correction but those who are wrong must be corrected so that they can be right.For the driver above to return back to the right direction,he must first realize that he's going the wrong way and to do that,he needed help otherwise,he'll keep going.
Moreso,you can now see the reason why the world in which we live is experiencing tough times even today.It failed to realize nor accept the fact that it's on the wrong way despite every effort to help it realize and accept the truth of the matter.The world prefer going the wrong way because it seems right before it,not minding the danger that lies ahead.When a person or thing goes the wrong way,it ends in the wrong place."There is a path before each person that seems right,but it ends in death." -Proverbs 14:12.Can you remember how many times you made costly mistakes in you life and the pains and troubles it brought to you? Surely you will never wish to ever make that same mistake ever again.However,the question is: how can one know whether he's in the right way or not ? A proverb says Those who ask,never get lost,and apart from asking,there are other signs that shows whether you're heading to the right direction or not.A driver have the road signs to guide him,but a believer has the Word of God i.e the Bible to guide him.Naturally,all humanity are heading to the wrong way which is why Jesus the Son of God who knows the danger that lies ahead,had to come in order to first make us realize that we are going the wrong way and the need to change direction and return to the right path.Therefore,I urge you to come back to Jesus who is the one and only way to eternal life."I am the way,the truth,and the life." -John 14:6.
The wrong turn
A driver had taken the wrong turning at a traffic junction without noticing it.So he continued in the wrong direction quite unconcerned.He was a careful,correct driver.He stopped at every "Stop!" sign,never exceeded the speed limit.Everything was in order,except that he was going the wrong way.
It can be just like that in our lives.If we are not on God's way,we are heading for a disaster.
By nature everybody is on a pathway going downhill.It is not only blatant sinners who go astray,as we sometimes say,but everyone!
If God tries to stop us on our wrong pathway,then He shows us the right one.It goes via the cross of Calvary.
"Calvary?" you say."That is where someone went almost 2,000 years ago.Jesus Christ."And you are right.But if you fail to grasp that the Lord Jesus had to go there and submit to God's judgment for each of us personally,for our wicked thoughts,words and deeds,then we are still going the wrong way.We think too much of our own righteousness.Now the self-righteous will never get to the glory of God.
In heaven there will only be people who,as former sinners,underwent a radical change: they changed direction,repented sincerely and believed in the work of redemption accomplished at Calvary.
"The way of a fool is right in his own eyes,but he who heeds councel is wise" -Proverbs 12:15.
When it comes to the issue of self belief,it appears that many people seemed to be OK and pretty confident with the way they manage or handle the affairs of their lives.The idea of being wrong sometimes,they find difficult to admit.The truth however,is; no matter how much we trust and believe in ourselves,that never guarantees that we'll always be right in everything even uf we are the most intelligent or careful people on earth.It is for this very reason why mistakes are made time and time again no matter how careful one tries to be.
Furthermore,to be always right simply means to be perfect.It's however interesting to know that many people agree to the fact that no-body is perfect which in other words means "always right".Those who are right need no correction but those who are wrong must be corrected so that they can be right.For the driver above to return back to the right direction,he must first realize that he's going the wrong way and to do that,he needed help otherwise,he'll keep going.
Moreso,you can now see the reason why the world in which we live is experiencing tough times even today.It failed to realize nor accept the fact that it's on the wrong way despite every effort to help it realize and accept the truth of the matter.The world prefer going the wrong way because it seems right before it,not minding the danger that lies ahead.When a person or thing goes the wrong way,it ends in the wrong place."There is a path before each person that seems right,but it ends in death." -Proverbs 14:12.Can you remember how many times you made costly mistakes in you life and the pains and troubles it brought to you? Surely you will never wish to ever make that same mistake ever again.However,the question is: how can one know whether he's in the right way or not ? A proverb says Those who ask,never get lost,and apart from asking,there are other signs that shows whether you're heading to the right direction or not.A driver have the road signs to guide him,but a believer has the Word of God i.e the Bible to guide him.Naturally,all humanity are heading to the wrong way which is why Jesus the Son of God who knows the danger that lies ahead,had to come in order to first make us realize that we are going the wrong way and the need to change direction and return to the right path.Therefore,I urge you to come back to Jesus who is the one and only way to eternal life."I am the way,the truth,and the life." -John 14:6.
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