Sunday, February 17

The path of the righteous ones is like the bright light that is getting
lighter and lighter until the day is firmly established. —Prov. 4:18.

The words of today’s text mean that our conduct and our understanding of God’s purposes will
improve over time. After Jesus’ death it was difficult for many Jewish Christians to break free
from the Mosaic Law. (Acts 21:20) Although Paul skillfully argued that Christians were no longer
under the Law, some rejected his inspired reasoning. (Col. 2:13-15) Perhaps they felt that if
they continued to observe at least portions of the Law, they would avoid persecution.

In any case,Paul wrote to the Hebrew Christians and plainly told them that they could not enter into God’s
rest as long as they refused to work in harmony with His unfolding purpose. (Heb. 4:1, 2, 6, 11)
To gain Jehovah’s approval, they would have to face the fact that the was leading his people in a different
direction. w11 7/15 4:7, 8
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