Our next-door neighbor began feeding the few squirrels that played around in our yards. One was really tame, and our neighbor would even feed it in her house! Little did she know that she soon would have an army of squirrels! News must travel fast among squirrels, because more and more began coming for her handouts.
Not only did the squirrels eat her nuts but everything in sight. They even helped themselves to anything they wanted in our gardens.
To our amazement, we noticed that the squirrels always came from the same directions toward our neighbor’s house. Some crossed our front yard and some crossed our backyard. We also noticed distinct paths starting to appear! They were squirrel paths, and each day they became easier to see until soon all the grass was gone and the paths were bare earth.
You and I are following paths in our lives. These well-worn paths are the popular paths of sinful pleasures. Sadly, they only lead downward to a lost eternity. If you are following these paths of sinful pleasures today, won’t you stop and turn around before it is too late? Turn to Christ Jesus today and follow the path of happiness that ends in His heavenly home. He says, “I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man [comes] unto the Father, but by Me” (John 14:6).
Those of us who have accepted Christ as our Saviour should be seeking to follow the paths that would please Him. A good verse for us to memorize is Psalm 25:4: “Show me Thy ways, O Lord; teach me Thy paths.”
ML-11/27/2005