The Two Ways and Where it Ends

UV 3702/10000 The Two Ways and Where It Ends For the Lord knows and fully approves the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked shall perish. Psalm 1 v 6 The Lord knows the every thought and emotion of every living person. He knows who truly believe in Him and follow Him, obey His word and who does not. Even a wicked person may mouth expressions of faith, good conscience, ethics and values. In one sense, it shows that even the crooked know the value of values and ethics. They cannot plead ignorance when they stand before the judgement seat of God at the end of life. Even Job was anguished that the crooked in this world prospered, were healthy and lived long and even saw their offspring established in success. Job finally admitted that it is a mystery how God dealt with the ungodly. The way of the wicked in this world may outwardly seem to prosper but the uni-verse clearly states that the way of the wicked will perish while the way of the righteous will flourish though he might seem to suffer for a while in this lifetime. In the light of the foregoing, it is indeed better to get the favour or grace of the Lord, to walk in His ways than to prosper outwardly in this world in terms of wealth, fame, pleasure or pelf. The blessing of the Lord is more vital than any success that this world offers without following the way, will and word of God. We need to not only count our suffering but also our blessing and make both suffering and blessing to count. We learn many lessons about the character of God, His faithfulness, the refinement He seeks in our character, communication and conduct from our suffering even as we need to be grateful and contented with the blessings He has showered us abundantly with. We need to seek full and not partial approval of our lives from the Lord. It means that we should not compromise in any area. If we do, we need to confess and come clean and not repeat that which might offend the Spirit of the Lord. It is the Lord who makes our way flourish though it might be full of thorns, obstacles, problems. This is what makes our lives exciting. We do not know what the enemy is going to throw at us out of his anger at our attempt to live a life of favour with God or a life of righteousness. But as long as we are walking in the favour of the Lord with His help, with the enablement and strengthening of the Holy Spirit, the Lord will take whatever the enemy throws at us and turn it into a source of strength, blessing, learning, victory in our lives.