This is what the Lord says: "Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls." ~ Jeremiah 6:16
In order to stand, we must stop. Stopping gives us time. Time to consider our options. Time to consider the paths. This reminds me of Robert Frost's poem "The Road Not Taken" (see Lit. link below www.poets.org). The speaker examines the two paths, and knowing he cannot go down both, he makes a choice. While he calls it "the one less traveled by", it was similar to the other path.
How are we to know which road to take? Upon coming to a crossroads, a decision is required; but which path should we take? Jeremiah 6:16 says we should "stand...and look" when we get to a crossroads. We should consider how our present options will affect our future while reflecting on "the ancient paths", the ways Godly people walked obediently in the past. The ways of obedience may be a little harder, a little steeper, or even less travelled; but they are the good ways. They are the right ways. We can "ask for the ancient paths" through prayer, reading the bible, and trusted counsel.
Once we've assessed which way is the good way, we may choose to walk in it. Walking in the good way leads to rest - not necessarily physical rest, but rest for our souls. We draw closer to the Lord and find peace.
In order to stand, we must stop. Stopping gives us time. Time to consider our options. Time to consider the paths. This reminds me of Robert Frost's poem "The Road Not Taken" (see Lit. link below www.poets.org). The speaker examines the two paths, and knowing he cannot go down both, he makes a choice. While he calls it "the one less traveled by", it was similar to the other path.
How are we to know which road to take? Upon coming to a crossroads, a decision is required; but which path should we take? Jeremiah 6:16 says we should "stand...and look" when we get to a crossroads. We should consider how our present options will affect our future while reflecting on "the ancient paths", the ways Godly people walked obediently in the past. The ways of obedience may be a little harder, a little steeper, or even less travelled; but they are the good ways. They are the right ways. We can "ask for the ancient paths" through prayer, reading the bible, and trusted counsel.
Once we've assessed which way is the good way, we may choose to walk in it. Walking in the good way leads to rest - not necessarily physical rest, but rest for our souls. We draw closer to the Lord and find peace.
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