Know The Truth, Live The Truth!

Thursday's Devotion (1-29-04)

"There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death." Proverbs 14:12 (KJV)

I've talked on this scripture several times in the past, but I find it to have a very important message. I've seen people and have even been a person, who thought that I was doing right before God and was really doing wrong. Let's say you have an apple and you run into a homeless hungry man. You might think that it's a good thing to cut the apple in half and to share it. It's a nice thought, but the right thing to do would be to give the man all of the apple and anything else that could help him. Maybe some money or etc. Because the homeless man needs the stuff more than we do. There are also some things that aren't so obvious to do. There have been times where I have completely blown it, thinking what I was doing is what God, wanted me to do and He wanted the opposite! The ways of man lead to death (Hell). If you really want to do right in God's sight, you need knowledge of God. Let's say that you never read about me or anything and you were asked, "What does David, say about unmarried sex? Does David, think it's ok or does he not approve of it?" How would you answer that question, if you didn't know me? You could guess and say something and end up completely wrong or you could read up about me and know what I think of it. It's the same way with God. You can guess what is right in his eyes or you can read up on it, in the Bible and do right. If you guess, you will always fail. You will always fail, because there is a way that seems right to man and the end thereof are the ways of death! The answers are all right in the scriptures. Also, you need to read the scriptures yourself. I'm getting more and more familiar of how easy it is for other people to take scriptures out of context and use them for their own advantage. I'm seeing more and more people do it and it's bothering me. There are too many people, being deceived by scripture being taken out of context or being twisted. I beg you, not to be one of the people who are deceived. I beg you to be a person, who goes to the Word and knows the truth. Know the truth, live the truth!

Prayer: Dear Heavenly Father, thank you for this message. Please forgive us of all our sins and we forgive those who've wronged, us. Please help us to know what is right in your sight. Bless our journey through your Word and keep us in it, for as long as we live. In Jesus, name. A-men!

God bless!

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