Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men. Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away. Proverbs 4:14-15
I see young and old people drifting away from the foundations their loved ones laid for them all the time. Mom and Dad, Grandma and Grandpa, Aunts and Uncles, have done their best to rear up their loved ones in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. They have brought them to Sunday school, to church, to revival services, sent them to camp, prayed with them, instructed them in the way of righteousness and then the child gets to their teenage years only to drift away from the things of God. Did Mom or Dad fail? No! Did the church fail to teach? No!
What happened was the child, now a young adult, has decided within their own heart to enter the path of the wicked. They have decided to follow the lives of evil men and to give head to false doctrine. Solomon, under the inspiration of God warned against this, “Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.” vs. 15.
Instead of drifting, decide this morning to follow. Follow Jesus and follow Him all the way to your heavenly home!