The leaders of Jerusalem felt confident that their city would not be breached. They felt that the walls of the city were like a pot that separated meat from a fire. But God promises that their security is unfounded. There is no real security in life apart from God. It doesn’t matter how rich or powerful you may be, you will not be exempt from the greatest tragedies that befall all people. The only place of security in life is in the path of God. By this I do not mean that we will never suffer. We will suffer in life because the path of God leads through deep, dark valleys just as it leads over invigorating mountain tops. Our security is in the fact that we are walking with God. We can be sure that he who leads us into the valleys will lead us out the other side. Our security is in the fact that, in God’s path, no experience is wasted. Every step through every terrain, whether pleasant or unpleasant, is just what is necessary to get to where God is leading us. If you walk with God you are not at the mercy of arbitrary forces. Your life belongs to God, and he guards your life. He knows where he is leading you and he knows how to get there. However tempting it may be to pursue other paths, be assured that there is nothing at the end of those roads and no assurance along the way. Don’t waste your life walking in any other path apart from the one God has laid out for us.
Commit yourself to God’s path.
Read Ezekiel 11:1-15
