Winners’ Way

 “A righteous man hateth lying: But a wicked man is loathsome, and cometh to shame. Righteousness keepeth him that is upright in the way: But wickedness overthroweth the sinner.” Proverbs 13:5-6 KJV

To Saul in the Old Testament and Saul in the New Testament, finding the winners’ way takes different approaches. From the benefits of hindsight, we know that the Old Testament Saul’s approach is wrong. While he employed wickedness against David to preserve himself on the throne as the king of Israel, he failed to enjoy the beauty of the forcefully occupied throne and faltered in the delivery of services to his subjects on the throne. Surely, “Good understanding giveth favour: But the way of transgressors is hard (Proverbs 13:15)”; and little wonder why a wicked man is loathsome, and cometh to shame at the end of the day. The winners’ way is the knowing of Jesus and the doing of His commandments at all times, in all things, by all means, and for all purposes. This was the testimony of the New Testament’ Saul on his way to Damascus; and he took a complete turn from wickedness to righteousness thereafter. Unfortunately, there are many people today with a compelling testimony of salvation, but without a convincing testimony of steadfastness on the winners’ way. The winners’ way is strictly the way of righteousness; all forms of unrighteousness and wickedness are clear deviations from the way that lead the wayfaring pilgrims to eternal rest with God.


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