Wait Way
“Mark the blameless man, and observe the upright; For the future of that man is peace. And the Lord shall help them and deliver them; He shall deliver them from the wicked, And save them, Because they trust in Him.” Psalms 37:37, 40 NKJV
It is always logical for the human heart to accept the wise way as the path to peace, but No! The scriptures say that the path to peace is the wait way, i.e., waiting upon the Lord and His righteousness. To ‘Mark the blameless man, and observe the upright’, the heart of the redeemed must be occupied by the WAIT way of the Lord: (1) His Word, to ensure consistent delights in God’s commandments; (2) His Assurance, to ensure contentment in the midst of confrontation; (3) His Integrity, to maintain the boldness to stand before God always in holiness and righteousness; and (4) His Truth, to remain blameless and upright always before the throne of grace. Unfortunately, the WISE way will never appreciate the WAIT way, because of its entanglement with (a) Wickedness; (b) Iniquity; (c) Selfishness; and (d) Error. Only if the heart of Balaam had trusted in the WAIT way of the Lord, rather than accepting the WISE way of Balak, he surely would have ended the race with peace, as he prayed “…Let me die the death of the righteous, And let my end be like his! (Numbers 23:10)”. Therefore, the assignment of those who must abide by the WAIT way is simply “Mark the blameless man” to retain his blamelessness, and “observe the upright” to uphold his uprightness; for this is the only path to ensure the end of peace.
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