DAILY READINGS: Num. 25 to 26:51; Prov. 22:17 to 23:11; Luke 1:26-56
Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is
the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall fi nd rest for your
souls. But they said, We will not walk therein. Jeremiah 6:16b
Where I lived in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, there were beautiful
well-traveled paths that generations had walked. Now they’ve become
overgrown and no one walks them anymore. Jeremiah’s message
is a warning not to forget the ancient paths of God where “the
good way” is. God’s way is found in His commandments. They are
a protection around our heart and mind and in them we fi nd rest for
our soul. Lean not on your own understanding and He shall direct
thy paths. —Jerry Proctor
Guide me, O thou great Jehovah, pilgrim though this barren land;
I am weak, but thou art mighty; hold me with thy powerful hand.—W. W.