Posted on 11/03/2020 6:43:14 AM PST by Pilgrim's Progress
“In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths" (Proverbs 3:6).
“In all thy ways acknowledge him,” there needs to be a relationship with God. There needs to be something where you know on a daily basis, on an hourly basis, where you acknowledge that it is God that's directing your life. Whether God is blessing, or not blessing but acknowledge God.
In American society, when we think of “acknowledge,” we think it’s some greeting, like, “Howdy!” Well, there's several million people going to mainline denominational churches in this country that do that every Sunday, and there’s a bunch of them that are still going to go to hell. So, maybe we need to have our idea of “acknowledge” adjusted a little bit.
“If a man have two wives, one beloved, and another hated, and they have born him children, both the beloved and the hated; and if the firstborn son be hers that was hated: Then it shall be, when he maketh his sons to inherit that which he hath, that he may not make the son of the beloved firstborn before the son of the hated, which is indeed the firstborn: But he shall acknowledge the son of the hated for the firstborn, by giving him a double portion of all that he hath: for he is the beginning of his strength; the right of the firstborn is his" (Deuteronomy 21:15-17).
This is pretty deep law in the Old Testament, but it serves our purpose. It’s talking about a guy having two wives which is not a real good thing. Anyway, this guy lives with two wives. He loves one a lot and he doesn't like the other one so much. So, it’s plain that when the he loves a lot starts having kids, that those kids are probably going to be his favorites above the ones born of the other woman. If the wife that he didn't like so much wound up having a kid first, then the right of the firstborn still belongs to this firstborn, even though he may not be the kid he loves the most. Notice that he shall “acknowledge the son of the hated for the first born.”
Now, this goes beyond some concepts of “acknowledge.” It says, “in all thy ways acknowledge him.” That goes beyond, “Hey,” “Howdy,” “How’s it going.” That “acknowledgement” is acknowledging that kid, but also the thought has to be followed through with giving that kid all the rights of the firstborn.
It says in First John that we are to acknowledge Jesus Christ (I John 2:23). Somebody that doesn't acknowledge Jesus Christ, doesn't have the father either. So, if folks are not careful, they will let “acknowledge” pass in the way we kind of understand acknowledge these days so that all they have to do is give Jesus the old two-fingered salute and everything is all good. No, it's not all good. Folks have to believe on Jesus Christ and repent of your sins and get right. This is the impact of “Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths."
“In all thy ways acknowledge him,” goes quite a bit beyond just the little rhymes we say before we eat, “God is good, God is great, let us thank Him for our food,” or whatever. It just becomes so automatic at times, that we you don't even think about. Anyway, always acknowledge him and he shall direct your paths.
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Bump.
What a beautiful proverb....
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