{"id":832,"date":"2020-02-17T08:08:42","date_gmt":"2020-02-17T14:08:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/?p=832"},"modified":"2020-02-17T08:08:42","modified_gmt":"2020-02-17T14:08:42","slug":"ponder-thy-path","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/index.php\/2020\/02\/17\/ponder-thy-path\/","title":{"rendered":"Ponder thy Path"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\u201cPonder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established. 27. Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.<\/strong>\u201d
(Proverbs 4:26-27) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Solomon was a very wise man. When\nKing Solomon asked God to give him an understanding heart to judge God\u2019s\npeople, God gave him great wisdom. \u201cBehold,\nI have done according to thy words: lo, I have given thee a wise and an\nunderstanding heart; so that there was none like thee before thee, neither\nafter thee shall any arise like unto thee.<\/strong>\u201d (1 Kings 3:12). Notice that God\nsaid there was no one wiser before or after King Solomon. He spoke three\nthousand proverbs and his songs were a thousand and five (see 1 Kings 4:32). Although\nKing Solomon did many foolish things in his kingdom, he recorded many wise\nwords that are relevant even today. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The book of Proverbs tells us some\nof wise words from King Solomon. Note that this book is for anyone who wants to\nknow wisdom and instruction that Solomon learned from God (Proverbs 1:2). The\nintroduction to this book is amazing! (See Proverbs 1:1-6.) It very plainly\ntells of its importance. However, it also tells the response from God to those\nwho reject these words of wisdom. When the rejection of God\u2019s Word is played\nout in one\u2019s life and calamity comes, God will not be there to help (see\nProverbs 1:20-27). Worse yet, God said, \u201cThen\nshall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but\nthey shall not find me<\/strong>\u201d (Proverbs 1:28). What a truly scary thought!\nCompare this to another Proverb recorded. \u201cI\nlove them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me<\/strong>\u201d\n(Proverbs 8:17). Can you see the difference? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why would God respond in such a\nway? Continue reading, \u201c29. For that\nthey hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD: 30. They would\nnone of my counsel: they despised all my reproof. 31. Therefore shall they eat\nof the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices<\/strong>\u201d\n(Proverbs 1:29-31). Now do you see whose fault it is? Trouble that comes into\none\u2019s life for hating God\u2019s knowledge and His counsel is always the fault of\nthe one who chooses to disregard God\u2019s Word. We should never choose our path in\nlife over what God wants for our life. Chapter 1 ends with an encouraging word\nto help one understand this. \u201cBut whoso\nhearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil<\/strong>\u201d\n(Proverbs 1:33). What comforting words! Hearing from and listening to God is\nmost important. After we learn to do that, we know what to do and where to go,\nand we will dwell safely. This is what one must consider as we read another\nProverb King Solomon recorded for our instruction. \u201cPonder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established. 27.\nTurn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil<\/strong>\u201d\n(Proverbs 4:26-27). Walk straight in the path God has placed before you, not\nturning to the right nor to the left. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jesus later told the people, \u201cBecause strait is<\/em>\nthe gate, and narrow is<\/em> the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there\nbe that find it<\/strong>\u201d (Matthew 7:14). Only God\u2019s Word can lead you to\nlife. Jesus<\/em><\/strong> is the way, the truth, and the life (see John 14:6).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Have you pondered the path of your feet? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where is that path leading you? <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Solomon was a very wise man. When King Solomon asked God to give him an understanding heart to judge God\u2019s people, God gave him great wisdom. \u201cBehold, I have done according to thy words: lo, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart; so that there was none like thee before thee, neither […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[318],"tags":[240,238,257,358,394,393,47,283,211,244],"class_list":["post-832","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-picture-with-verse-and-blog","tag-gods-word","tag-instruction","tag-king-solomon","tag-life","tag-path","tag-ponder","tag-proverbs","tag-strait","tag-wisdom","tag-wise"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/832","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=832"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/832\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":834,"href":"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/832\/revisions\/834"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=832"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=832"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=832"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}