Have you ever had the feeling that you were lost and didn't know
which way to go to get home? For the most part, I haven't been in that
situation, but I have been in situations where I had no idea where I was
were it not for a loudspeaker of the captain's voice telling me where
we were. I was on a destroyer in the South Atlantic while on a cruise
with a navy band consisting of 13 instrumentalists and a leader. When
you are out in the ocean, there are no road signs, no trees, in fact, no
roads at all. There are no landmarks in the distance and all you can
see is miles and miles of water that just fade into the horizon. The
captain would come on the loudspeaker every now and then and give us an
update and other than that, the only one who knew where we were was the
man with the sextant who would be out on the quarter deck in the middle
of the night looking at stars. Proverbs 3:5-6 says, " Trust in the LORD
with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all
your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths."
We
have a Captain with us now that not only tells us were we are, but tells
where we have been and where we are going. He doesn't come up on a
loudspeaker to inform us of our position but does tell us in His Book
where we are and where we are going. He guides us all along in our
lives. In our spiritual lives, we need to trust our Captain with our
destination. Our Captain is of course, God Himself. There is no doubt
that we need to trust the LORD with all of our heart and certainly not
to look for any understanding that comes from us. Being in the woods is
somewhat like being in the middle of the ocean. I was in a forest once
while hunting and got turned around. There was no trail to speak of
and a lot of trees that, to be honest, all looked to be the same. The
sun was hidden, so that was no help. I was lost and finally made it to
high ground to see where I was and where I needed to go. God does that
for us in our spiritual lives. We find the guidance that we need in His
Word. The Bible becomes our sextant and we have no need to follow the
light of the North Star, but follow the Light of the Savior in all that
we do. So, praise God today that He is still in the business of guiding
us. He will always direct our paths.
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