Tuesday... But it seems so right.

Proverbs 14:12 (NLT) says, "There is a path before each person that seems right, but it ends in death."

Over in Luke 8 Jesus healed a man who was demon possed and verse 35 says, "People rushed out to see what has happened. A crowd soon gathered around Jesus, and they saw the man who had been freed from the demons. He was sitting at Jesus feet fully clothed and perfectly sane, and they were afraid." Verse 37, "And all the people in the region of the Gerasenes begged Jesus to go away and leave them alone, for a great wave of fear swept over them."

Now I'm sure their fear made sense to them but what could have happened if they would have seen the possibilities and asked Him to stay?

There is another story. There was a leader of the synagogue named Jarius who came to Jesus because his daughter was sick. And as Jesus was going with him back to where his daughter was someone came and they said that it didn't make sense to bother Jesus because his daughter had died. Verse 50 says, But Jesus heard what had happened, he said, 'Don't be afraid. Just have faith, and she will be healed." When they got there, verse 52 says, "The house was filled with people weeping and wailing, but he said, 'Stop the weeping! She isn't dead, she's only asleep.' " Verse 53, "But the crowd laughed at him because they all knew she had died." It didn't make sense what He said so they laughed. We are so smart, aren't we?

Verses 54 & 55, "Then Jesus took her by the hand and said in a loud voice, 'My child get up!' And at that moment her life returned, and she immediately stood up! The Jesus told them to give her something to eat."

Proverbs 14:12, "There is a path before each person that seems right but it ends in death." And verse 2, "Those who follow the right path fear the Lord; those who take the wrong path despise him."

Let's not do what seems is right but what is right and see what happens. Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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