January 13
Never leave the pathway of equity, for that is the true way of righteousness
Scripture Reading: Proverbs 2:9-10
"Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment, and equity; yea, every good path. When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul." (Proverbs 2:9-10)
It is only as you walk in paths of righteousness that you are protected from evil. When you leave the path of righteousness your soul is immediately in peril, for any other path will lead to destruction and eternal damnation -- no matter how pleasant and right it appears to be.
But if you stay on the "hedged in" pathway you shall understand righteousness. You shall know what is right and what is wrong. You shall have discernment to give a true and correct verdict. You shall be able to judge every situation and every word that is taught by man.
And you shall surely conduct your own life in equity and be straight and honest in all your dealings with yourself, with others and with Me.
Many deceive their own selves. That is really where dishonesty, impurity of character and deception begin. Man is first dishonest with himself. He lies to himself. He does not face the facts. After a while he believes his own lies If you were to tell him he is lying, he would deny it because he is convinced that his lies are the truth because that is what he wants to believe. A man with a lying spirit can even pass a ie-detector test because he believes his own lie, so he has no conviction that he is not telling the truth. If there was conviction of lying, his body would respond in a negative way which would prove he was telling a lie.
The upright and honest man cannot be dishonest in word or deed because it is part of his character to be honest, for he walks in the path of honesty and equity.
Yea, he even walks the good path. On this way of life one finds everything one desires - beauty, goodness, delight, joy, fruitfulness, happiness, soundness and moral goodness. It contains all the things which the soul longs for.
That is why the angels of Heaven are perplexed and grieved when they see a person leave this good path of righteousness and take the ways that are evil and destructive. They realize it is because evil spirits are working through the lusts of the flesh to lead men astray, for they see these spirits working in the souls of men.
But when your heart is wise, and knowledge is pleasant to your soul, you are an example to the world of what a true child of God really is.
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