You’re blessed when you stay on course, walking steadily on the road revealed by God.
You’re blessed when you follow His directions, doing your best to find Him.
That’s right – you don’t go off on your own; you walk straight along the road He set.
You, God, prescribed the right way to live; now you expect us to live it.
Oh, that my steps might be steady, keeping to the course you set.
Psalms 119: 1-5
I am human. I have freewill to do what I please and I’m imperfect when I stand alone. Psalms 119:1-5 talks about ‘staying on course’; some translations use the word ‘blameless.’ Thinking about being blameless can be overwhelming—depending on how you decide to look at it. If I try to be blameless with no help then, yes, I am going to cry. If my blamelessness is dependent on a perfect God then, He’s got it taken care of.
I prefer the translation using “stay on course” because this deals directly with my freewill. I can choose whether I will tithe or help a person in need when I have the means or listen to the beckoning of the Holy Spirit. I can choose to read my Bible or not.
It’s not always easy to stay on course. Life happens even with the best of our intentions. Do not be discouraged by your “humanness” though (we all have some). Even some of our favorite people in the bible had to deal with their “humanness:”
- The disciples were tired at Gethsemane (Matthew 26:36-46)
- David was bored and ended up with Bathsheba (2 Samuel 11)
- Moses got frustrated and disobeyed God by striking the rock (Numbers 23:1-13)
- Cain got angry and killed Able (Genesis 4:1-16)
- Abraham and Sarah got impatient with God (Genesis 16:1-4)
- Peter was scared and denied Jesus (Matthew 26:69-75)
- Peter got distracted on the water (Matthew 14:30)
Oh, how thankful I am that I serve a God who is perfect in all that He does! He even came up with the perfect plan to make me perfect in His eyes through Jesus Christ. “Humanness” is nothing compared to the Cross. Don’t get me wrong, we still have self-control that needs to be exhibited when our “humanness” rears its ugly head, but to know that we don’t have to strive for perfection lightens the load of living significantly. Stay on course.
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Lord, help me to stay on the path that you set out for me. Amen.
About Ahmee Bronaugh
Thank you, Ahmee, for your insight. I, too, am thankful that I’m blameless in God’s eyes because I’ve been washed in the blood of Jesus (Isaiah 1:18.) However, I do have to make the choice (freewill) every day to “stay on course.” I’m so thankful that I have the Word of God and His Holy Spirit to help me!
echoing your statement: “how thankful I am that I serve a God who is perfect in all that He does! He even came up with the perfect plan to make me perfect in His eyes through Jesus Christ.” thank You, Lord! (thanks, ahmee!!)