Hosea 14:9 “Whoever is wise, let him understand these things; Whoever is discerning, let him know them. For the ways of the Lord are right, and the righteous will walk in them, but transgressors will stumble in them.”

MISDIRECTION

Isn’t it amazing how the world says the wrong things are right and the right things are wrong? It is because they don’t know or understand this verse. It simply says the ways of the Lord are right. Period! Exclamation mark! That settles it, right? And if that is true (which it is) then we, the righteous, should walk in them.

TEACHING MOMENT

Our children need to learn early in life that the Lord’s way is ALWAYS right. It might not be the easiest path, but it is the right path. It may not be the most direct route, but it is the correct one. It may take them on some dangerous roads, but in Him they are safe. It may be dark and scary at times, but with Him by their side, there is no need to fear.

I am sure you are probably planning some kind of road trip soon, maybe over the holidays. If you are like me, I use a GPS to map my route. Why not take the opportunity as you are programming that route to talk about this verse? Explain how we have many choices in the route to our destination, but we will trust the GPS to map out the fastest route there. In the same way, we must trust the Lord to direct us in the safest route to Him.

You see, the world loves to throw up roadblocks. Satan loves to get us off course or cause us to doubt God’s wisdom concerning the path He has us on. But don’t fall for that. Trust God to lead. Trust God to guide. Trust God – Period! He will never fail you or forsake you. He will never abandon you. He will never let you get out of His sight. But you must stay on His path. You must walk in His ways. Otherwise, like the transgressors in the verse, you will stumble. And nobody likes to stumble, right?

Safe travels!