BLESSINGS OF THE CROSS - DAY 33

BLESSINGS OF THE CROSS - DAY 33

 “Ponder the path of your feet, and let all your ways be

established.” P R O V E R B S 4 : 2 6

Take heed thou dost not turn into those lanes

which lead out of the way. There are crooked, paths,

paths in which men go astray, paths that lead to death

and damnation, but take heed of all of those. Some of

them are dangerous because of practice, some because of

opinion, but mind them not; mind the path before thee,

look right before thee, turn neither to the right hand nor

to the left, but let thine eyes look right on, even right

before thee; Turn not to the right hand nor to the left.

“Remove thy foot far from evil.” Tho the way to heaven

be but one, yet there are many crooked lanes and by-paths

are most beaten, most travelers go those ways; and therefore

the way to heaven is hard to be found, and as hard to

be kept in, by reason of these . . . the scarlet streams of

Christ’s blood run throughout the way to the kingdom of

heaven; therefore mind that, see if thou do not find the

besprinkling of the blood of Christ in the way, and if

thou do, be of good cheer, thou art in the right way.

J O H N B U N Y A N ( 1 6 2 8 - 1 6 8 8 )