THE LORD'S WAYS ARE BLEST WAYS. Though varied, they all lead to glory, honour, immortality, and eternal life. There is the way of salvation, the way to be delivered from the guilt, power, and consequences of sin. The way of peace, the way to obtain, enjoy, and maintain peace of conscience. The way of holiness, in which we acquire and increase in godliness. The way of truth, the way to learn, experience, and practise it, by which we recommend our walk with God, and benefit our fellow-men. There is no entering upon, or walking in either of these ways, but by faith. We are saved by grace through faith. By faith we have peace with God. Purifying our hearts is by faith. The truth of God must be believed, or it will never be practically known. Faith worketh by love. Here is the commendation, "Blessed are they that keep my ways." They keep the eye on them, the heart toward them, and the feet in them. They keep them with care, with fear, with constancy. Such are blessed, for they perceive correctly, they choose rightly, they walk safely, they live happily, they progress steadily, and they end gloriously in the heavenly home, simply because "they keep my ways."

For Meditation:
Teach me Thy Way, O Lord,
Teach me Thy Way!
Thy guiding grace afford -
Teach me Thy Way!
Help me to walk aright,
More by faith, less by sight,
Lead me with heav'nly light -
Teach me Thy Way!