Path Determines Destination

[421 words] God created us as free moral agents. We choose the path we take in life, for good or for ill. While most of us relish our freedom, the down side is that we must take responsibility for the choices we make. I like the way Joe Fitch put it: “When you choose the road, you also necessarily include the destination.” Most people give little or no consideration to the destination when selecting their path. Immediate gratification clouds our thinking. How much thought do you suppose the Israelites gave to their destination when they started down the path of idolatry and immorality? Even when the prophets warned them of captivity in Assyria and Babylon, the people scoffed. When it finally happened, God’s people found themselves being marched off to foreign lands with nobody to blame but themselves. They had unwittingly chosen their destination when they selected their path. God…