Proverbs 3:6 In all your ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct your paths. Obedience to the known will of God is the condition which secures Divine direction in the paths of our life. I. THE IMPORTANT CONDITION. The presence of the Lord fills the universe, and you should — 1. Acknowledge Him in your secret ways. Such presence should not be a dread to us. His is a kindly presence. 2. Acknowledge Him in your ways of thought. If the fountain be pure, the stream which flows therefrom shall be unstained. 3. Acknowledge God in your ways of business. The best partner we can have is our heavenly Father. 4. Acknowledge Him in your ways of pleasure. In all festivities. Wherever you go, whatever you do. 5. Acknowledge Him in your ways of dress. Instead of dressing to appear fashionable, dress to be Godlike, Christlike. 6. Acknowledge Him in the ways of social life. 7. Acknowledge Him in the ways of prayer, faith, praise, penitence, doing good, reading the Scriptures. II. THE SOUL-INSPIRING PROMISE: "He shall direct thy paths." 1. In the pilgrimage of life. 2. To the unrevealed future. 3. To the Cross of Calvary. 4. To the ever-flowing fountain of forgiveness. 5. To your place in heaven. (William Birch.) Parallel Verses KJV: In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.WEB: In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight. |
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