How many of you have a GPS system either in your car, on your phone (that you use in your car) or one of the portable GPS systems like Garmin? Personally, I have come to depend on them more than I would like to admit. Living in a new place I have found it much easier to find my way around using my car’s GPS.
The GPS system in my car gives me three choices: the shortest route, the fastest route and routes using interstate highways. Many times, the shortest route is NOT the fastest and maybe the fastest is not the safest! Either way, I get to choose which route I will take. It then computes that route and tells me how many minutes it will take to get to my destination. (Now, my goal is to always beat that time by at least 2 or 3 minutes!) Once I have chosen the route I want to take, it tells me how to get to the starting point and then it gives me turn-by-turn directions. If I miss a turn it will redirect me, guiding me back on track so that I can get to my destination. What if we had a GPS system to get us through life the same way mine does getting me through strange streets and highways? Well, guess what, we do have a system just like that! It is called the Bible! I guess, not to be to cliché, we could call the Bible “God’s Positioning System!” There in those incredible words we find directions on how we are to reach our desired destination (that is if your destination happens to be eternal life in Heaven with Jesus and with God!). It literally gives us turn-by-turn directions complete with warnings about all different kinds of perils that can and will come our way. The Bible also gives us stern warnings as to what will happen should we decide to go way from the directions that it gives to us! I would encourage each of you to use the Bible more as a guidance system. It will never lead you astray or down the wrong path. Unlike my car’s GPS system, it will also give you words of encouragement that can and will keep you going when the road on which you are traveling gets a little bumpy or rocky. Try it, you just may find it will make your journey much easier! Comments are closed.
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