Jeremiah 6:16 (NIV) This is what the LORD 
says: Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for 
the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, 
and walk in it, and you will find rest for your 
souls. But you said, We will not walk in it. 

Jeremiah 6:16 (NLT) This is what the LORD 
says: Stop at the crossroads and look around. 
Ask for the old, godly way, and walk in it. 
Travel its path, and you will find rest for your 
souls. But you reply, No, thats not the road 
we want! 

WORD STUDY

Stand ye in the ways. The metaphor is that 
of a traveler who, having lost his way, 
stations himself at the juncture of several different 
roads, carefully considering and diligently 
inquiring after the right one. [SDA Bible Commentary] 

Ancient Paths. Represent the ways laid down 
in Gods Law. These are good ways, for when a 
person walks in them he or she will find rest 
for your souls. [The 365-Day Devotional 
Commentary] 

Rest for your souls. He who walks in the 
path that God directs will find peace and 
quietude. [SDA Bible Commentary] 

INTRODUCTION

The right path for living is ancient and has 
been marked out by God. But the people refused to 
take God's path, going their own way instead. We 
face the same decision today, going God's old but 
true way, or following a new path of our own 
choosing. Don't be misled. The only way to find peace 
and "rest for your souls" is to walk on God's 
path. [Life Application SB] 

COMMENTARY PEARL

   The first-century church, the one that 
Jesus started, turned their world upside down. 
They set their world on fire. 
   On the other hand, the church of today, 
which is much larger than the first-century 
church, has considerable resources and technology to 
use. Yet it seems as though the world is turning 
the church upside down. 
   Why arent we setting the world on 
fire? Its because we need a revival. We need an 
awakening. 
   Speaking through the prophet Jeremiah, 
God said, Stand in the ways and see, and ask 
for the old paths, where the good way is, and 
walk in it; then you will find rest for your 
souls (Jeremiah 6:16 NKJV). 
   Historically, revivals often began with 
one person who decided to do something. For 
example, in 1857, businessman Jeremiah Lanphier 
decided to start a prayer meeting on Fulton Street 
in downtown New York. Only a handful of people 
showed up to pray at the first meeting on September 
23. 
   But Lanphier was persistent, and they 
kept meeting for prayer. Then something dramatic 
took place. The stock market crashed, and 
suddenly the prayer meeting grew. Then prayer 
meetings began popping up throughout New York City. 
And within six months, ten thousand people were 
gathering for prayer throughout the city, calling on 
the name of the Lord. 
   Within eighteen months of that first 
prayer meeting on Fulton Street, an estimated one 
million people had come to faith in Jesus Christ. It 
wasnt orchestrated. It wasnt a campaign planned 
by people. Rather, it was a work of God in 
which He poured out His Spirit. We need to see 
that today. 
   Any genuine revival will bring about 
repentance in the lives of the people, a change in the 
community, and evangelism en masse. 
   Jeremiah Lanphier was not a preacher. He 
wasnt famous. He was an ordinary person who 
decided to pray. And you can do the same. [Greg 
Laurie from Harvest Ministries; 
https://www.harvestdaily.com] 

CLOSING THOUGHT

Jesus says Come unto Me and I will give 
you rest, i.e., Christ-consciousness will 
take the place of self-consciousness.... It is 
never Gods will that we should be anything less 
than absolutely complete in Him. Anything that 
disturbs rest in Him must be cured at once, and it is 
not cured by being ignored, but by coming to 
Jesus Christ. If we come to Him and ask Him to 
produce Christ-consciousness, He will always do it 
until we learn to abide in Him. [My Utmost for His 
Highest by Oswald Chambers] 

LINKS FOR FURTHER STUDY

Jeremiah 6:16 - When You Are At The 
Crossroads. 

http://www.abible.com/devotions/2018/20181006-2024.html 

Jeremiah 6:16 - Peace And Rest Are Found In 
Jesus. 

http://www.abible.com/devotions/2005/20050520-1118.html 

LINKS WORTH CHECKING OUT

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