MARCH 18
DO NOT ERR
”Every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. Then
when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished,
bringeth forth death. Do not err, my beloved brethren.”
James 1:14-16
Err – to go astray, deceive, to wander, and be out of the way. There are many
deceptions in the world today, many voices that are calling God’s people astray,
and some, often unwittingly, wander away from the truth. There are many
secondary reasons why people wander away from the truth, but certainly one of
the main reasons is found in the statement of our Lord, “Do ye not therefore
err, because ye know not the scriptures, neither the power of God?” (Mark
12:24).
“Not knowing the scriptures.” True knowing is more than just giving mental
assent to creed and tradition, it is more than a reciting by rote of scripture
passages, it is where we become experimental partakers of the truth, and it is
worked into us, illumined by divine revelation until we know what we know. Then,
“wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of thy times, and strength of
salvation,” (Isaiah 33:6). And then we can give the testimony of the Psalmist,
“The wicked have laid a snare for me: yet I erred not from Thy precepts,” (Psalm
119:110).
Hebrews 3:10 points out, “They do always err in their heart; and they have not
known My ways.” Again we find a lack of knowledge causes their wandering away
from the right path. This is in contrast to Moses, who earnestly prayed, “Shew
me now Thy way,” (Ex. 33:13). God answered this heart-cry, so that we read, “He
made known His ways unto Moses, His acts unto the children of Israel,” (Ps.
103:7). Israel beheld the display, the acts of His power, but as to the WAY OF
THE LORD they were in ignorance, and thus were easily led astray. Moses wanted
to know the way of the Lord, and knowing that way, he followed on step by step,
leading a whole nation into their promised land. So also, God is preparing those
who are steadfast in the truth, they will not err, and they will lead others
into His life.
Ray Prinzing
Sister Doris Prinzing
1130 Allumbaugh St. Apt 257
Boise, Id 83704-8700
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