In biblical times, if royalty passed through a village, people were instructed to clear the path for them, removing stones in the road so the way was level. Dear one, do you realize how God has treated you royally and made your way easier?

The path of the righteous is level; you make level the way of the righteous. Isaiah 26:7

God – the righteous God – demands that you do right. In the Old Testament, the law provided a guide for the Jews, but obeying it did not gain them access to Heaven. It was faith that prompted the Lord to say of Abraham that “he counted it to him as righteousness.” (Genesis 15:6) Abraham’s godly life pleased the Lord, but it was his faith that covered his sin.

The apostle Paul explains that God sent Jesus to take on your sins so that you might take on His righteousness and stand clean before the Father (2 Corinthians 5:21). The Lord cleared the way for you. Believing allows Jesus to reside within you so the Holy Spirit can prompt you to do right.

Oh, the power of faith…a gift from God that levels the path and makes life easier! Intercede for this nation that it might know the joy of “the way of the righteous.”

Recommended Reading: II Corinthians 5:11-21