The good way

“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

Right now I don’t feel as if I’m at a crossroads but I’m certainly seeking God’s ways. I know that my way is in Him and only in Him. And this is the only way I wish to take.

Lord God,

I stand before You and I look. In my mind’s eye I see an open vista. I see a bright and sunny day and a clear road stretching ahead in open country. Yes, everything is open and clear. It reminds me that all things are possible in You.

In this broad vista I look for Your way. My desire, my dear Father, is to seek Your way and to walk only in that way.

I thank You for the promise of rest for my soul. In rest I know I will find peace and, in peace, power – power to do Your will, power to be an effective channel for Your love.

Lord God, please show me the ancient paths. Please direct me to the good way and strengthen me to walk in it. 

Let me know the true rest that I will find only in You. I pray that I might remain in that rest, that I might find the peace and the power that I anticipate, and that I might proceed – in peace and power – to do Your will and to minister in all that You would have me do.

Show me, Lord. Your word says “ask”. I ask, Lord, in expectation of Your full and perfect answer,

                  In Jesus’ name,              Amen.