Two Separate Paths (Proverbs 10:27-29)

All through out the Proverbs, we find that Solomon focuses on one point more than another. It is the walk of the individual. We can either have an upward walk toward Christ or a downward walk toward death and destruction. The decision is ours to make.

"The reverent and worshipful fear of the Lord prolongs one's days, but the years of the wicked will be cut short." Proverbs 10:27, Amplified

When we focus our hearts on the Lord our years are lengthened. This is a promise from the Lord, for it would not be in His word if it were not true. I did cover this earlier, however. These length of days may not necessarily be a physical life. Length of days can very well point to the afterlife. If we are to give our hearts and lives over to Christ and accept the work of the cross, then we will live life eternally.

If we are to deny His work on the cross, then our lives will be cut short. It does seem that the wicked do live more prosperously in this life than the righteous do. I encourage you to keep your eyes on the eternal. Which ever road we choose, eternity awaits. That eternity can either be one of life or death and separation from God.

"The hope of the [uncompromisingly] righteous - the upright, in right standing with God - shall be gladness, but the expectation of the wicked [those who are out of harmony with God] shall come to nothing." Proverbs 10:28, Amplified

We, as Christians, have a hope that the world does not have. Our hope is that eternal life, heaven. This hope is verified by a right walk with the Lord, though. Hope is not just a feeling in the heart, but an action of life.

It is in the nature of the human to expect much from nothing. We are selfish by nature. The expectation of the wicked will be cut off because they have invested nothing of themselves in anything else.

"The way of the Lord is strength and a stronghold to the upright, but it is destruction to the workers of iniquity." Proverbs 10:29, Amplified

The way of the Lord keeps the children of God safe. It is what we invest ourselves in and what we run to in times of trouble. Within the word of God lies all the answers for whatever it is that we may face in this life.

However, this "way" is the direct antithesis of the wicked path. What we run to to keep us safe will be the destruction of the wicked. The same goes for the way of the wicked man, it will inevitably destroy the righteous man.

Choose today what path you will walk.