The Way

The way of the Lord is a refuge for the blameless, but it is the ruin of those who do evil.

God is holy, righteous, and just.  So when we come to him and receive His forgiveness, his righteousness, and his mercy , walking with Him is a refuge from the storm.  We feel safe because there’s nothing – no guilt or shame – between us and Him.  Just a clear path.

That same path, to those who do not know that forgiveness, righteousness, and mercy leads to ruin.  And it’s not because God is mean – it’s because God is holy – and there is no unrighteousness in him.

We all know there’s this law called gravity.  For those who know it’s pull, we stay away from the edge and walk towards safety.  For those who defy it’s pull, we walk right off – to our death.  We would be foolish to blame the one who made the law for our demise, if we choose to defy it.

I need a refuge from life’s storms, a place where I don’t wash up on the shore in pieces and ruined.  And the way of the Lord is that for me.