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The revelation of GOD is whole and pulls our lives together.
\nThe signposts of GOD are clear and point out the right road.
\nThe life-maps of GOD are right, showing the way to joy.
\nThe directions of GOD are plain and easy on the eyes.
\nGOD\u2019s reputation is twenty-four-carat gold, with a lifetime guarantee.
\nThe decisions of GOD are accurate down to the nth degree.
\nPsalms 19:7-9 MSG<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Many objects, people and organizations claim to have the ultimate solution for life. These things slip in and take hold of our lives attempting to show us a better way. Thing is\u2014your paycheck, your boss, and your job do not<\/strong> hold the key to life. These things didn’t make you and they couldn’t possibly tell you what path to follow and what choices to make. One Being, and one alone, knows all that the world could hold. And that very same Being created both you and me. As Job said, “The Spirit of God has made me; the breath of the Almighty gives me life” (Job 33:4). Isaiah advised, “Don’t put your trust in mere humans. They are as frail as breath. What good are they?” (Isaiah 2:22).<\/p>\n

When I first researched Psalms19:7-9 in the Message Translation, I was taken aback. The way this version explains these verses is amazing. “The revelation of God is whole and pulls our lives together<\/em>.” Wow…if you sit and think on it…how simple, but profound, is this statement. Not just knowing about or being aware of, but the revelation of God basically makes everything right and complete. “The signposts of God are clear and point out the right road.<\/em>” Truthfully, I don’t find this to be so simple, but then again, in my human ways, I have been known to… (putting it nicely) complicate things. “The life-maps of God are right, showing the way to joy.<\/em>”<\/p>\n

Notice these verses say nothing about any other thing in this world\u2014but God. God has the answer<\/strong> to everything. He\u00a0IS\u00a0<\/em>the answer to everything<\/strong>. Nothing is impossible for the Lord. What other way could there possibly be, if God is the answer to everything? \u00a0There is no other way. All other ways are false and a waste of time. THE Way is the way. Jesus said it best in John 14:6: “Jesus answered, \u2018I am the Way and the Truth and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.”<\/p>\n

I know I’ve said this before, but it is so important and imperative for us to remember, that the only One who knows our path is the Lord. Yes, I do believe that He can and will place people in our lives to help us, listen to us, and guide us, but these helpers cannot replace the Maker. If we constantly are leaning on our physical helpers and not taking the time to spend time with God and hear His voice, then we aren’t hurting anyone but ourselves. No person can have a relationship with God for us. This means our parents, our friends, our pastor, our spouses, our children\u2014none of these can have a relationship with Christ for us.<\/p>\n

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Lord, thank You for being the Way. Thank You for making the choice simple. Although, it may be hard sometimes to walk Your path, I know that Your way is the only way for me. Amen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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