THE PERFECT WAY OF THE LORD

In my preparing the Way for the Lord there are no shortcuts.  God’s Way was prepared since the beginning of time.  I do well to put myself on His path for it will get me to where I truly want to be.  The Way is not easy at times and may be blocked by an obstacle or two; but it the path that He presents that I must follow for that is where His Presence will always be.

Satan offered Adam and Eve a shortcut in the garden; a different way that included disobeying God.  They listened to this false voice and it affected their relationship with God forever, and affected all of mankind even to this day.

Satan offered Jesus a shortcut in the wilderness; a different way that included overriding God.  Jesus did not listen to this false voice but remained true to the words of God spoken and written in the Scriptures.  Jesus’ obedience affected all of mankind’s relationship with God, restoring it back to what it was in the beginning.

Men and women, false prophets with false voices, offer folks a shortcut to God; a way of prosperity or cheap grace that has no commitment to God, to obedience, or cost to it.  This is the same sales pitch that Satan used and must not be listened to.

Men and women who are committed to God,  obey God, and are true to God’s Way themselves will give voice to the Truth of God, to the True Gospel of Jesus Christ, the life, death, and resurrection of God’s Son sent in love by God Himself to a broken world and to restore a broken relationship with Him.

God’s perfect Way involves the Cross.  There are no shortcuts.  It involves death to Self not magnification of Self.  It involves being less, not becoming more.  It is manifested in how I die not in what I do.   The perfect Way of the Lord calls for a profound change in heart and mind.  It is not a building up of Self and a proclamation of my rights.  It is a repentance of my sin and a call to live a righteous life in appreciation of the work of Jesus on my behalf.

There are no shortcuts on the Way to God.  It is simply a life of sweet surrender and obedience to One who loves me with all that He is and does.