March 21
AVOID THAT SLIP
"Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not
stumble" Prov. 3:23
That is to say, if we follow the ways of wisdom and holiness we
shall be preserved in them. He who travels by daylight along the
highway is under some protection. There is a way for every man,
namely, his own proper calling in life, and if we devoutly walk
therein in the fear of God He will preserve US from evil. We may not
travel luxuriously, but we shall walk safely. We may not be able to
run like young men, but we shall be able to walk like good men.
Our greatest danger lies in ourselves: our feeble foot is so sadly
apt to stumble. Let us ask for more moral strength that our tendency
to slip may be overcome. Some stumble because they do not see the
stone in the way: divine grace enables us to perceive sin, and so to
avoid it. Let us plead this promise, and trust in Him who upholds His
chosen.
Alas! our worst peril is our own carelessness, but against this the
Lord Jesus has put us on our guard, saying, "Watch and pray."
Oh for grace to walk this day without a single stumble! It is not
enough that we do not actually fall; our cry should be that we may not
make the smallest slip with our feet, but may at the last adore Him
"who is able to keep us from stumbling."