This morning I read in Hosea a verse that I have looked at before, by the notes left in my bible. I am continuing my study of the word “right” and this passage leads me to the LORD’s ways being right.
“9Whoever is wise, let him understand these things; whoever is discerning, let him know them; for the ways of the LORD are right, and the upright walk in them, but transgressors stumble in them.” – Hosea 14:9 (ESV)
The title of my thoughts this morning tell the obvious story behind this verse. I will say that where obvious, it is not something that is or would be easy to act on. I like to think that as a Christian, I am walking in the way of the LORD, but even as a Christian, I am still a sinner and as such find myself a transgressor and will stumble.
I mentioned above that I had been to this verse in a study once before and my notes indicate so. Here is what I wrote: “See your path forward with the light of the LORD. Avoid the stumbles where we can.” I will still stumble in this world. I am a transgressor and a sinner. I may stumble through life in this world, but I should be doing so as I walk in the LORD’s way. I stand upright with God and am proud of my heritage with him, but I also know that I am a sinner and will continue to struggle with the workings of this world.
I have to remember that this world is not my destination, but my work environment. Any work that I/we do has good days and bad. I have to look for the good days, however know that those bad days are going to be there and I have to find the way to power through the stumbles and get right back up, dust myself off, and walk upright in the way of the LORD. Whatever struggles there are on the path are worth the struggle when you consider the destination I am headed to in the end. Walk in the way of the LORD and work through the stumbles as a Christian they will be fewer than we think.
What path are you experiencing every day? Are you walking in the way of the LORD? What if you did and experienced the stumbles (knowing they will be there as a sinner) to experience the glory that awaits as a Christian?
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