Blessings Beyond

November 3

Some people are creatures of habit. Everything they do, indeed, everything they think, is rooted in prior experience. Every decision they make, every action they take is based in what they know has worked for them in the past. They may be perceived as being in a rut, but to them it’s simply a matter of following the tried and true path.

The Bible acknowledges the value of maintaining a true course. In Proverbs 11:3 it says, “The integrity of the upright guides them, but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity.” The contrast presented here cannot be more clear. The individual who is upright will be guided by his choices while the unfaithful will be undone by his.

The man who is upright in his ways can say confidently with David, “In my integrity You uphold me and set me in Your presence forever,” Psalm 41:12. The watch-care of the Holy One over those who endeavor to walk before Him with a pure heart of surrender to His law and to His Spirit will ever be in place. He will always hold His faithful people securely.

He asserts in Isaiah 57:2, “Those who walk uprightly enter into peace; they find rest even as they lie in death.” The word of the Lord keeps those in perfect peace who walk after Him and peace extends to their final journey. He has a habit of bestowing blessings that go beyond life’s last moment and encompass the breadth and scope of eternity.