Psalm 119:30 I have chosen the way of truth: thy judgments have I laid before me.

There is an enormous amount of planning, finance, destruction and construction in building roads. In this I see the efforts of man in trying to follow the way. The Way as in “I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life”. For some it is logical and work worthy of effort. They strive to perform. They plan carefully and devote personal resources to the effort, even making sacrifices to achieve their goal.

It would be devastating to do all that hard work and come to the end of the road only to find that it led to nothing. The road to nowhere was constructed in Alaska by a government that valued the effort and use of resources more than the destination. That road really exists. In this sense building the way is the same thing as building a road that leads nowhere.

The Way already exists, you do not have to destroy anything to build it.

John 5:30 I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me.

God’s judgment already exist. Choosing the Way is to stand on that which already exists and not choosing for ourselves, but rather standing on what God has already established.

Mark 7:8 For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do.

Washing pots and cups is work but it doesn’t get you out of the kitchen. It leads nowhere. It is Martha in the kitchen while Mary sits at the feet of Jesus.

Luke 10:41-42 And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things: But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.

Ezekiel 4:3 Moreover take thou unto thee an iron pan, and set it for a wall of iron between thee and the city: and set thy face against it, and it shall be besieged, and thou shalt lay siege against it. This shall be a sign to the house of Israel.

For those who look for a sign, here is a sign. Defensive posturing invites attack.

Compare this verse with the amour of God in Ephesians 6. You will not find an iron pan among those things listed. An iron pan is not a weapon of a warrior. It is a thing being set in place as a defensive posture, for protection, which it was not created to do. Yet the face is set against it, protected, shielded, so much so that the countenance of one’s face cannot be determined.

This would be laughable if it were not such a serious thing. What do you hide behind? What defensive posture do you take that does nothing more than hide your countenance?

Revelation 4:15-17 And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains; And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb: For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?

Number 6:24-26 The Lord bless thee, and keep thee: The Lord make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee: The Lord lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.

2 Corinthians 4:6 For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

If Christ be in you, do not hide the countenance of your face, let Him shine.