"Hear, my son, and accept my words, that the years of your life may be many. I have taught you the way of wisdom; I have led you in the paths of uprightness. When you walk, your step will not be hampered, and if you run, you will not stumble. Keep hold of instruction; do not let go; guard her, for she is your life" (Proverbs 4:10-13).
These four verses describe the way of the wise while the next four verse describe the way of the wicked. (Tune in tomorrow for that important lesson.)
For today's lesson, we must focus on the joys of a "straight path." The jubilation experienced on the straight path wisdom provides is in stark contrast to the desolation found on the path of the wicked. A straight path is a path with little or no restriction. To walk or run an unrestricted path is to move along a much easier path. It is a path which leads to life.
Life is found on the path where our steps are not hampered. It is a path that is not narrowed or cramped. Life is found in the wide open spaces of God's perfect will. If we do just a little bit of reflection, we would probably admit that the path we used to walk, the crooked and devious path of sin, was fraught with problems and hardships. The trips and falls we experienced outside of God's will were truly painful. Right?
Does it not sound good to you to walk and run the path that leads to joy and life? Doesn't it sound amazing to be able to really enjoy the path that is not cramped and crooked? To walk a path with very little restriction? If it does, then you and I need to seriously consider wisdom's instruction. We are told to not let go of her. We are instructed to guard her. For she is our life. She keeps us from a hampered walk while providing us a run without stumbles.
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