Hold to the Vision

Proverbs 29:18 (KJV) Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.

This is one of those verses where we really need to compare the translations.  The King James says that people will perish when they have no vision.  The modern translations have more of the idea of losing all restraint, and casting off any kind of standards.  When we stop looking at the word, and considering what God tells us, we come up with all kinds of wild and crazy ideas. 

Here in Proverbs, the concentration is on the law.  I think that you could almost confine this to the 10 Commandments.  Any culture or society that focuses upon these basic values of God will find itself doing very well.  When you look away, anything goes.  If you’ve ever tried to drive a car while watching a bunch of teenagers do stupid stuff on the sidewalk you’ll often find that your options break quickly or different.

So?  In the end, the life that is lived paying attention to the road signs and the lines on the road will be much happier than the person who falls asleep at the wheel.  Stay awake.  Stay focused.  Live in righteousness.