A Straight Way

October 14

Have you ever heard the old saying, “Goodness is its own reward”? Most of us have heard it or some variation of it. The whole point is that we should, for the most part, be content simply to do the right thing, the good thing, without any expectation of receiving any recognition for our choice.

To carry that concept even further, some have observed that it’s possible to do the right thing all the time without being noticed but just pull a blunder and watch how rapidly every eye within range of your mistake will take note of it.

The Bible commends those who strive for righteousness and endeavor to allow goodness to govern their approach to people and circumstances, and to life in general. In Psalm 119:1 it says, “Blessed are they whose ways are blameless, who walk according to the law of the Lord.”

Our God values the sincere effort of a man to walk after the way of the Christ he professes to love and serve. Indeed, He states emphatically, “The righteousness of the blameless makes a straight way for them, but the wicked are brought down by their own wickedness.” It behooves us to let goodness be our reward so the Lord can reward our goodness.