Prov.
4:25-27 Look straight ahead, and fix your eyes on what lies before you. Mark
out a straight path for your feet, then stick to the path and stay safe. Don’t
get sidetracked; keep your feet from following evil.
We
fall into sin when we lose our focus on Christ. When we let our minds stray we
fall prey to sin. It is that simple. As long as we are focused on Christ, sin
does not allure us. When we are captivated by the righteousness and glory of
Christ, nothing else matters. When we begin to look around us to see what else
is there, we are easily drawn away.
We
need to see Jesus who is ahead of us and focus our thoughts on Him. We need to mark
out a straight path to Him and stick to it. Many of us keep wandering off
because we have not marked off our path. We don’t have a plan on how to stay on
the path. We begin our journey without any idea how we are going to make it
home to be with our Lord. Shame on us.
In
order to walk straight, we must steady ourselves. We must be students and
disciples of the Word. We must determine to know as much about God and his Word
as we can. We must spend as much time in fellowship with the Lord as we can. We
must learn the joys of prayer and stay in constant touch with Him. We must be observant
and learn how to appreciate the beauty of our walk. We must develop grateful
hearts for our ability to walk and all the help the Lord gives us along the
way. We must choose to walk on a straight path and not get sidetracked.
The
walk of faith is not an easy one because we have a very alluring enemy who dogs
our every step. He has the ability to distract us and allure us away from the
path. He is very crafty and will not hesitate to use all of his resources to
get us to take our eyes off of Christ. We must be aware of his tactics and
determine before we encounter him that we will not let him lure away from the
Lord. We will wander, but when we do we
must refocus and resume our walk with the Lord.
Keep
your eyes on Jesus, the author and finisher of your salvation.
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