Fork in the road

Fork in the road

John 5: ²⁸ Do not marvel at this; for the hour is coming in which all who are in the graves will hear His voice ²⁹ and come forth—those who have done good, to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of condemnation. ³⁰ I can of Myself do nothing. As I hear, I judge; and My judgment is righteous, because I do not seek My own will but the will of the Father who sent Me.

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Driving around this particular large city was frustrating at best. I mean the signs were confusing and driving by GPS was difficult. When the direction was given to turn onto a street, there I faced a fork in the road. I had to make a decision without help from the GPS. I chose wrong and ended up adding another twenty five minutes onto the trip. We were now close to being late.

• Sometimes I feel lost even with directions.
• Sometimes I want my decisions to be right and yet they end up wrong.
• Sometimes I want to choose the correct path, but wind up on the very wrong path and don’t know how I go there.

JESUS clearly states that everyone will face HIS judgement. There will be two choices, life or death. HE says something strange when presenting this fork in the road. HE says “³⁰ I can of MYSELF do nothing. As I hear, I judge; and MY judgment is righteous, because I do not seek MY own will but the will of the Father who sent ME.” JESUS shows a glimpse of how HE works.

• JESUS says to me “Satan accuses you every day to the FATHER.”
• JESUS says to me “The FATHER forgives those who truly believe in HIS SON.”
• JESUS says to me “I listen to the FATHER and will judge who HE says to judge.”

Every day I have a choice, follow GOD or not. It is that simple. This fork in the road can sometimes seem difficult even when I the directions are being told to me. BUT GOD did not take any chances. HE knew I would make the wrong choice and go down the wrong path.

JESUS saw me sinning and volunteered to take my punishment. The fork in the road is, “Do I believe I deserve to be punished for sin I easily fall into” or better yet “for sin I was born with?” The answer is, YES. I believe I deserve an eternity of separation from GOD, but JESUS rescued me and I am forever grateful. I am glad HE guides me to the correct path.

• What path are you on?
• Do you believe in your fallible instincts?
• Will you stop guessing at life and believe in the One who can save you, namely JESUS?