“There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death” (Proverbs 14:12 ESV).
Many today claim to have found a new and better “way.” Some say theirs is the way of freedom. Others claim their way is as good as any other. “Aren’t all ways the same?” They ask with a wink and a nod.
Yet, God’s Word says that these ways only “seem right.” In reality, death lies just around the turn. Death by a thousand cuts. Death of a relationship, of a marriage, death of a desired future. Finally, death of the body and the eternal death that follows.
The way that seems right to man is paved like a highway, and seems attractive to follow, yet it concludes with a dead end of destruction. However, there is another way, a narrow way, that leads to life, yet few will find it (Matt. 7:13-14). Those who do find it discover that it was actually Jesus who found them. For He is the one who says, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me” (John 14:6).
PRAYER: Dear Father, we’re so glad that You found us and showed us the way of salvation through Christ Jesus. We know that there is only one way. Strengthen us to tell others the way of salvation through Jesus. In His name we pray, amen.