The Right Path

Be wise, and set your heart on the right path.

Proverbs 23:19 NIV

How does a worm get inside an apple? Perhaps you think the worm burrows in from the outside. No, scientists have discovered that the worm comes from inside. But how does he get in there? Simple! An insect lays an egg in the apple blossom. Sometime later, the worm hatches in the heart of the apple and then eats his way out.

Sin, like the worm, begins in the heart and works out through a person’s thoughts, words, and actions. All humans have a sinful nature, and we are capable of self-serving, self-centered, sinful behavior. Romans 5:12 says, “Through one man sin entered the world, and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men, because all sinned.” How you are inside will reflect out to the world through your actions.

If not for the mercy and grace of God, our entire lives would resemble the apple that might look good from the outside but is rotten and bruised on the inside. Guard your walk with the Lord. Stay in fellowship with Him in order to keep on the right path.