DAY 148 Read Proverbs 14 through 18.
Today's reading: Many of these proverbs point up the contrast between the wrong way and the right way in daily living. Each of us must choose the way to go.
Memory gem: "There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death" (Proverbs 16:25).
Thought for today:
The streamlined body of a high-powered roadster swerved around a sharp corner and stopped beside a young barefoot boy. Beckoning the lad to the side of the car, the driver asked, "How far is it to Washington, Sonny?"
"Going the way you are headed, I think it's about 25,000 miles, Mister," replied the boy.
"What do you mean?" asked the bewildered driver.
"Well, sir," replied the boy, "If you will turn around and go the other way it is only forty miles to Washington. If you continue the way you are headed now, you'll never reach the city."
The man drove on about a quarter mile to the nearest filling station and had his car filled up with gasoline. He told the man who was serving him the conversation he had had with the small boy and in conclusion said, "I thought sure I was on the right road."
"Tain't the way ye believe ye'r travelin'," replied the man, "but the way ye actually do travel, Son, that counts in this here life. And if ye aim to git to Washington terday, ye better turn square 'round right here!"
You see, it isn't the way we think we are traveling from day to day, but the way we are really going that counts.
Today's reading: Many of these proverbs point up the contrast between the wrong way and the right way in daily living. Each of us must choose the way to go.
Memory gem: "There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death" (Proverbs 16:25).
Thought for today:
The streamlined body of a high-powered roadster swerved around a sharp corner and stopped beside a young barefoot boy. Beckoning the lad to the side of the car, the driver asked, "How far is it to Washington, Sonny?"
"Going the way you are headed, I think it's about 25,000 miles, Mister," replied the boy.
"What do you mean?" asked the bewildered driver.
"Well, sir," replied the boy, "If you will turn around and go the other way it is only forty miles to Washington. If you continue the way you are headed now, you'll never reach the city."
The man drove on about a quarter mile to the nearest filling station and had his car filled up with gasoline. He told the man who was serving him the conversation he had had with the small boy and in conclusion said, "I thought sure I was on the right road."
"Tain't the way ye believe ye'r travelin'," replied the man, "but the way ye actually do travel, Son, that counts in this here life. And if ye aim to git to Washington terday, ye better turn square 'round right here!"
You see, it isn't the way we think we are traveling from day to day, but the way we are really going that counts.
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