Teach me your way, O LORD, and I will walk in your truth; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name. - Ps. 86:11 NIV
God's way is not divided. As the song says, "there is no shadow of turning with Him." He does not change, That is God's way. it is straight, while the crooked appeals to us. The part that leads to destruction is as appealing as a crooked country lane in autumn.
I love the crooked tree lined roads of New England. They are tempting to follow, especially when they are blanked by balling leaves. However, if you are not careful, and try to follow them to the end, you may get lost. The same is true of some of the winding streets in Europe. We were once lost in Dublin. No matter how we tried, we could not get out of the city. We finally stopped at a post office thinking that someone there would be able to direct us. When we asked a lady there how to get to our destination, she told us, 'you're hopelessly lost, you can't get there from here.' That is true of any of us who decide to follow the crooked paths, who have a heart that wants to follow the dictates of this world while remaining true to God at the same time. It can't be done, we will find ourselves hopelessly lost.
The Psalmist knew this truth, only when we have an undivided heart are we able to truly seek after God. Only with an undivided heart, can we see his face.
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