According to this proverb, the difference between the “right path” and the “wrong path” is directly dependent upon our view of God. If we despise Him, our path will lead to destruction. If we fear (revere) Him, it will lead us down the “right path” (salvation). Living on the “right path” will transform us into the being God created us to be. Look around. Do you see plenty of examples of lives being lived on the wrong path? Do these people lack common sense? Deny reality? Make up their own rules? Change the meaning of words? All in the name of progress and freedom? God makes the rules, but He doesn’t force us to obey them. His rules have consequences built in. It’s our choice to embrace or reject them. It starts with proper respect for our Creator. Finding the “right path” isn’t complicated, but it isn’t easy. The first step toward “living right” is seeing ourselves in the “right light” (being honest with ourselves).
2 Those who follow the right path fear the Lord; those who take the wrong path despise Him.
Proverbs 14:2
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