The Ancient Paths

"This is what the LORD says: "Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls." Jeremiah 6:16 (NIV)

 

What are the "ancient paths"? The NLT says they are the "old, godly ways". They are the truths of the Bible. In our churches, and in our own lives, the ancient paths may be overgrown with weeds while the world's path looks like a super highway. Almost everyone is traveling the super highway today--not just the world. It's so easy to find because it's wide and well-traveled, and you don't have to search for it, or clear away the brush and weeds along the way. What are these weeds that are choking the ancient paths and making it hard for us to find the "good way"? The weeds represent our sins that have separated us from God--it is impossible to travel God's path without clearing them away. Many just prefer to take the highway.

Matthew 7:13-14 says, "Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it."