Meditation
101
The Paths of the Lord
Psalm 25:10–12 (AMP) All the paths
of the Lord are mercy and steadfast love, even truth and
faithfulness are they for those who keep His covenant and His
testimonies. For Your name’s sake, O Lord, pardon my iniquity and my
guilt, for [they are] great. Who is the man who reverently fears and
worships the Lord? Him shall He teach in the way that he should choose.
The Lord leads those that keep the
covenant. Not those that claim to be Christian, not those that attend church
and pay tithes, just those that keep the covenant does He lead with mercy,
steadfast love, truth, and faithfulness.
And to those that fear
and worship Him, He will show them the path they should choose.
Fear and worship are essential to
maintaining and growing in your relationship with the Lord. The promise or the blessing of the New
Covenant is stated in John 15:7 (NLT) and starts with the words but and if, “But
if you remain in me and my words remain in you, you may ask for anything you
want, and it will be granted!" The word but is referring to John:6 which
is the consequence of breaking the covenant. The word if, stipulates the
condition of receiving the blessings of the covenant. We worship the Lord when
our desire is to have His personality attributes. We fear the Lord by hating
evil and keeping His commandment to love one another.
Proverbs 8:13 (NKJV) "The fear of
the Lord is to hate evil";
Proverbs 13:13 (AMP) "Whoever despises the word and counsel [of
God] brings destruction upon himself, but he who [reverently] fears and
respects the commandment [of God] is rewarded."
Those that understand breaking the
commandment brings destruction into their lives, hate evil and fearfully
worship the Lord by keeping His commandment to love one another. To these, the
Lord shows the Narrow Path that leads to Relationship with God.
Ending
Thoughts
Has the Lord shown you the Narrow Path
that Leads to Relationship with God? At
the beginning of the Narrow Path is the Cross. The cross of Christ through
which you enter the kingdom and the cross of obedience which lights the Narrow
Path. To start or continue your journey take up your cross and follow Him and
He will show you the Narrow Path.