{"id":7549,"date":"2023-03-11T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-11T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/?p=7549"},"modified":"2023-02-25T11:46:05","modified_gmt":"2023-02-25T16:46:05","slug":"straight-paths","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2023\/03\/11\/straight-paths\/","title":{"rendered":"Righteous and Wicked"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>One minute read.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/The-righteousness-of-the-blameless-keeps-his-way-straight-but-the-wicked-falls-by-his-own-wickedness.-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7550\" width=\"347\" height=\"347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/The-righteousness-of-the-blameless-keeps-his-way-straight-but-the-wicked-falls-by-his-own-wickedness.-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/The-righteousness-of-the-blameless-keeps-his-way-straight-but-the-wicked-falls-by-his-own-wickedness.-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/The-righteousness-of-the-blameless-keeps-his-way-straight-but-the-wicked-falls-by-his-own-wickedness.-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/The-righteousness-of-the-blameless-keeps-his-way-straight-but-the-wicked-falls-by-his-own-wickedness.-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/The-righteousness-of-the-blameless-keeps-his-way-straight-but-the-wicked-falls-by-his-own-wickedness.-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/The-righteousness-of-the-blameless-keeps-his-way-straight-but-the-wicked-falls-by-his-own-wickedness..jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 347px) 100vw, 347px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Daily Reading:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Numbers+15%3A17-16%3A40&amp;version=ESV\"><strong>Numbers 15:17-16:40<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Mark+15%3A1-47&amp;version=ESV\"><strong>Mark 15:1-47<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Psalm+54%3A1-7&amp;version=ESV\"><strong>Psalm 54:1-7<\/strong><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Proverbs+11%3A5-6&amp;version=ESV\"><strong>, Proverbs 11:5-6<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Daily Verse:<\/strong> <em>\u201cThe righteousness of the blameless&nbsp;keeps his way straight, but the wicked falls by his own wickedness.\u201d Prov. 11:5<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Righteous and wicked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Solomon contrasts righteousness and wickedness in today\u2019s proverb. Righteous people find straight paths, while the wicked fall because of their exploits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following Jesus helps us navigate life\u2019s dilemmas. Solomon\u2019s writing style changes in the coming chapters, becoming more like proverbs: advice on various life topics. Following Solomon\u2019s wisdom will help you live a blameless life with Jesus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Raised Jewish, Jesus knew Solomon\u2019s proverbs by heart. As you become more familiar with Christ, you can see how He exemplified Solomon\u2019s wisdom in action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following Jesus keeps us on the righteous path. Day after day, applying the wisdom found within scripture to our life circumstances, guiding our way\u2014practical advice for practical living.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whatever dilemma you face in life, scripture has an answer for it.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"760\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/shop.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Beach-Wear-Etsy-Banner-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7117\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Beach-Wear-Etsy-Banner-1.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Beach-Wear-Etsy-Banner-1-300x39.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Lord, forgive us our wicked ways. Guide and direct us on straight paths as we seek You.&nbsp; Lead us on the way of the righteous as we desire you anew each day. IJNIP. Amen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One minute read. Daily Reading: Numbers 15:17-16:40, Mark 15:1-47, Psalm 54:1-7, Proverbs 11:5-6 Daily Verse: \u201cThe righteousness of the blameless&nbsp;keeps his way straight, but the wicked falls by his own wickedness.\u201d Prov. 11:5 Righteous and wicked. Solomon contrasts righteousness and wickedness in today\u2019s proverb. Righteous people find straight paths, while the wicked fall because of&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2023\/03\/11\/straight-paths\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Righteous and Wicked<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7549","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","without-featured-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7549","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7549"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7549\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7555,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7549\/revisions\/7555"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7549"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7549"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7549"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}