“For it shall be for those; the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err therein.”  - Isaiah 35: 8

The way of holiness is a way made clear so that the simple fool will not go astray if he walks truthfully in that way. The worldly wisdom and path has many twists and turns. Great minds will go astray and end up in an uncertain position.

Wordly instruction is weak and shortsighted. When people choose the worldly way, it will lead them down a dark mountain road.

But, even a person with an enlightened mind does not know more than an uninformed one, unless he is obedient to the Lord and His commandments. This obedience will keep him in the way of the King and under the King’s guidance.

So, the secret to leading a christian life is to obey. When you fi nd yourself in a problem, do not try to save yourself by using ways where there is doubt. Do your best to move forward in the true and perfect way and you will find it is the safer way.

Do not beat around the bush! Be true and fear no one!  Follow Jesus no matter what the outcome is, even if your deliverance depends on doing something your mind does not accept.

Believe me, if you do not follow the path of holiness, you will get out of one evil and into another!

As always most of the news we hear today is about the Middle East. As you know our president just returned from Israel, and our new Secretary of State just met with the Iraqi government to negotiate how to bring an end to the crisis in Syria. We read today that the Lebanese Prime Minister has just resigned, bringing to the fore-front the fear that the Syrian civil war will spill over into Lebanon in a sectarian fashion.

We as ministers of the Gospel believe there is no end to this kind of conflict. The end will only come when the Prince of Peace takes over the entire world, and the god of this world will be locked away for a thousand years. Our enemy is not any nation. It is the devil, the enemy of God. When the Prince of Peace takes over, the world will then experience the peace it longs for.

In the meantime we must remember what the heavenly host sang at the birth of Jesus: “Glory to God in the highest and on earth, peace and good will towards men!” This is the peace that is in the hearts of individuals. We call it being born again as people are changed from the inside out. 

This is the responsibility of the church. I am so thankful that I have been a part of this for the last sixty two years, as a voice of Good News to individuals who will respond. Thousands and even millions have been changed! So, politics is not the answer. Diplomacy is not the answer. Foreign aid is not the answer. The true lasting answer is for people’s hearts to be changed. Only the Gospel can do that. So, keep looking up, for your  redemption is drawing nigh!