“Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established. 27. Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy feet from evil.”
The suggestion to “ponder the path of (our) feet,” means that we are to think about the direction we are going. The problem in the lives of a lot of people is that they do not stop and think about where they are going or what they are doing. Understand that I am not talking down to you. I can look back on my life, particularly my younger days, and ask myself, “What in the world were you thinking?” It is obvious that people who became addicted to drugs, for example, were not thinking about what they were doing; (Thank the Lord, that was never one of my problems.) Surely they heard stories at some time in their lives about people whose lives had been ruined by drugs. There are even older people, who should know better, living terrible lives. I guess we all do things sometimes without thinking about what we are doing, but we are not doing ourselves any favors when we do. We are even told what the results will be if we will “ponder the path of (our) feet.” When we think about where we are going, all our ways “will be established.” Another translation of this is, “then all your ways will be sure.” When we live thoughtful lives we know where we are going. The idea is that when we live thoughtful lives we will give Jesus a place in our lives and the Holy Spirit will lead us in the right direction. This doesn’t mean that we will never take a wrong path, but we will know that we are not on the right path and turn from it. I referred above to my younger life. When I was about twenty years old and about to be discharged from the Navy; I wondered what I was going to do with my life. I knew what I should do with my life, i.e., that I should go into Christian ministry. The Lord spoke to my heart in a profound way and then I knew what I would be doing. When I “pondered” my path, and let the Lord in on it, then I knew the direction that I should take. Most of you reading this, probably know what direction I took. I would like to think that I have done it perfectly, but you know that I have not. But it has been good to know all along the way where I was going and what I was to do. I give the Lord all of the credit for that. If you are drifting through life and are dissatisfied with your life, then you might need to “ponder” what you should do. The Lord has a plan for your life, and you will not be happy until you take the path that He has laid out for you. Trust me, there is a plan laid out for you and when you take it, your way “will be established.” There is more to think about. Verse 27 reminds us that when we take the right path, we are not to “turn to the right nor to the left,” and that we are to “remove our feet from evil.” Even when we are taking the path that the Lord has laid out for us, we need to be careful because the devil will always be there to tempt us to take a “right” or “left” turn. We need to be careful where we put our feet. It’s like walking in a mine field, and we do not know where the "mines" are. What we need is someone to guide us away from the “mines.” This is why Jesus gave us the Holy Spirit when we believed in Him. In John 16:13a, Jesus told His disciples and us: “Howbeit when He, the Spirit of truth is come, He will guide you into all truth.” Let’s take the Bible’s advice and “ponder the path of (our) feet.” Obeying this admonition will help us live better lives, and will keep us on the right path. Bro. Joe
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