The Path of the Just

Proverbs 4:18 "The path of the just is as the shining light that shineth more and more unto the perfect day."

This scripture, pictures our walk with God as his children that are developing and growing in the understanding of his plan and of his nature. The morning sunrise starts as a brightening eastern horizon which continually increases in luminescense until it is a full, direct sunlight. This is how God wants our walk with him to be. We start our walk with God in limited light, but as we follow his path, our illumination or light of understanding grows. God's eventual desire for us is that we would see him clearly, in full light.

Psalm 119:105 "Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my pathway".

Rev 21:24 "the nations of them that are saved shall walk in the light of it (the city, new Jerusalem).

Eph 1:17-18 "That ...God ... may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him: the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know...".

We learn of God and our path is enlightened. I believe that we can grow in God through all of our experiences, whether pleasant or not, whether we are clearly led by him, or are taking one obscured step at a time in a limited leading of God. God's purpose is that we ultimately see him clearly and apply what we have learned to our own lives.

If we walk in the light as he is in the light we have fellowship with one another and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:7

Curt