"The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul."
Proverbs 16:17
When the scriptures ask us to walk the straight and narrow path, we don't always know what that entails, but this is a good hint. A highway to us probably doesn't seem like the same thing as a path, but since the idea here was before cars I imagine it meant something more like an exalted or lifted up path (taking the high road, right?) rather than a four lane expressway that you would imagine leads to the great and spacious building instead. :) And staying on the right path here means departing from evil. I like that it isn't necessarily about defeating evil or even confronting it... more like Joseph and Potiphar's wife... sometimes it is best to just run away.
Today, let's examine our lives and in the places where we might be intersecting with evil, let's think about how to get away from it, and if we can't think of a way, let's pray for God's help, which he will gladly give if we are sincere and determined in trying to improve. :) It won't necessarily be easy or fun, but a life without evil is well worth the effort.
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