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. But you said, 'We will not walk in it' (Jeremiah 6:16). I have heard some ask “How can anything thousands of years old be relevant for today?”  I usually answer along the lines  of “Well right,  we don't need the wheel anymore do we? Not!” Of course not everything old is good, but we throw out the lessons of history and the wisdom of the ancient Scripture at our peril.  According to this verse and the principles of Hebrew poetry,  the ancient path is the good way. And since it is the Lord speaking, it is His way as revealed in Scripture.  We laugh at the ancients who worshiped idols of wood and stone, but we worship success and beauty and intelligence, and power, and it's just as empty and senseless.

The decisions of life are like crossroads, There is a way that seems  right, but in the end it leads to death (Proverbs 14:12). We need to look before we leap, we need to look, and we need to ask. The Lord has given us Scripture as our guide. We read “All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness” (2 Timothy 3:16). Rick Warren comments that this means it shows us the path (teaching), it shows us where we got off the path (reproof), how to get back on the path (correction), and how to say on it (instruction in righteousness).

We need to look every day, we are so want to forget, and we need to be reminded even if we think we know and are established  (2 Peter 1:12). And we need to ask Him, especially when we lack wisdom (James 1:5). It's all about relationship it's not just the written word, it is His rhama word, the word spoken into our hearts. His sheep hear His voice (John 10:27), and we are His sheep if we follow. It is about obedience. We will not hear His voice if we are not willing to look and ask for the ancient paths. But if we obey, when we have obey we ill hear a voice behind us saying “This is the way, walk in it!” And part of our obedience is that acknowledging Him in all our ways , it is then that He will direct our paths and make them straight (Proverbs 3:5, 6).

Lord Jesus Christ, You are the Way the Truth and the Life, in You there is life and health and peace. Your ways are past finding out,  You lead and guide in the good ways. Your “no” and Your “yes” are for out provision and our protection and for our benefit. You are for us not against us and we love You Lord in Your Holy and precious Name we pray Amen