February 22, 2024 – No, Don’t Go There

No, Don’t Go There
February 22, 2024

DAILY PROVERB:

Proverbs 4:26-27
Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established. Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.

OUTLOOK ON THE IN BOOK:

        Okay, I admit that I have watched scary movies from time to time. Some of those movies are just ridiculous. There’s little or no storyline or plot; it’s just hack and gore. Those are not good movies at all. However, every so often, you will come across a good suspense thriller—one that keeps your attention throughout the entire film. In those really good movies, it seems the director will always let you know what’s about to happen by showing you a glimpse of the danger awaiting the unsuspecting victim just behind the door or around the corner. Then, as the target of this impending danger walks toward the peril ahead, you find yourself thinking (or in some cases, yelling aloud), “NO, DON’T GO IN THERE!” You may even think to yourself, “Can’t they see what’s about to happen?” If you could, you would reach out, grab them, and say, “Listen to me, I know what’s ahead for you, and you do not want to go in there!” However, if you did, it would ruin the rest of the story the writer had crafted. It would not end as it was designed to end.

      God, in His sovereignty, has chosen to give us the freedom of will. We are allowed to choose what we will or won’t do and where we will or will not go. He too knows the dangers that lie ahead in life if we make the wrong decision. Additionally, He’s doing His best to guide us and help us understand that we must continually look at where we’re going.

       Our Proverb today encourages us to take a moment to consider our life’s direction. We need to plan for our future and ensure that God is at the very center of that plan. Once we’ve centered our life on God, we should not deviate to the right or left. We must resist evil temptations and maintain our focus on walking towards our Saviour, Jesus Christ.     

 

THE WORD WALKING IN ME:

     Just as an infant takes steps toward the waiting arms of a loving parent, we too should walk on this earth with our focus on God.

As you walk through life, where is your focus today?

IF YOU ARE JOURNALING:

Ask yourself, what are MY THOUGHTS concerning this Passage, and todays Devotion?

Do I find within this reading a CHALLENGE for my life?

What are one or two things I WILL DO today or this week to accept that CHALLENGE?

  

GOD TALKING TO ME: FEBRUARY 22, 2024

THROUGH THE BIBLE WITH A DAILY PROVERBS
    Numbers 8 – Numbers 11
   Proverbs 4:26 – 27

THROUGH THE BIBLE OLD & NEW TESTAMENT DAILY
   Leviticus 20- 22
   Mark 3