Hebrews 12: 12 Lift up your tired hands,
then, and strengthen your trembling knees! 13 Keep walking on straight
paths, so that the lame foot may not be disabled, but instead be healed.
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After experimenting
with “fun” everyone else was having, I noticed my life was not getting any
better. In fact, it seemed to be getting worse. I sat on the on my couch and
made a decision. “I need to get my life in order” I said to myself.
- I felt tired from trying things that were supposed to make me “happy” but found them to be temporary.
- I was trembling from fear of the future, because the “fun” was not addressing any problem I was facing.
- I knew in my heart I needed to do something different.
Paul, the assumed
writer, begins his final words with some sage advice. “Instead of being tired
and scared, why not follow GOD who provides a straight path to HIM and HIS
power?” is the implied question in his statement. He knew only GOD can provide
the answer.
My Observations:
- Only GOD can give me rest when I am weary.
- Only GOD can heal my woundedness when I am hurt.
- Only GOD can provide a straight path instead of the wandering crooked path I easily get on.
True success comes
from GOD. I mean, HE holds the criteria for what a peaceful life looks like. Unfortunately,
I try things that cause me to lose that peace. I seek the lust of the flesh,
the lust of the eyes and the pride of life. These things take me away from GOD.
BUT GOD brings me back.
With gentle
correction and wiping my tears away, GOD shows me how much HE cares for me and
heals me of life’s wounds. HE provides a path that is straight. I gladly follow
HIS way.
Challenge
- What is the “straight path” the writer is speaking about?
- Have you ever wandered away from what GOD wants you to do and found yourself in more trouble?
- Will you seek the answers from GOD instead of investing in what the world will have you do today?
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