As we begin our new journey deeper into the Land of Abundant
Life, I find myself frantically hunting through various compartments in my
trusty, lavender vehicle for a road map.
Up until this time, the roadways have been laid out neatly and orderly
with prominent signs. Now I find
myself at the start of a new path with many twists and turns. I'm confused. No one that I’ve met in this Land has
given me any instructions or directions. I don't know where I am going!
Another scary thought just occurred to me. If I don’t know where I’m going . . . what my destination is . . . how am I supposed to get there? All this time, I’ve
wandered in the Land, experiencing
new discoveries and pleasures . . . finding answers. Yet, now that I am preparing to journey into the depths of the Land where I hope to discover hidden treasures of wisdom and insight, I am confronted with uncertainty and questions.
Where am I going? Which way do I
turn? How do
I know I’m on the right road? And exactly what is my destination?
There really is no point in beginning to travel if I don't know where I expect to end my journey!
There really is no point in beginning to travel if I don't know where I expect to end my journey!
I remember as a child, my daddy always knew the right
direction. You could place him in
the middle of a tall cornfield and he could tell you which way was north,
south, east or west. My mother,
however, was just the
opposite. Although she was a very intelligent and competent woman, she could easily get
lost because she didn’t have an inborn sense of direction. Her
best friend, Shirley, was also directionally challenged. Since the two women were my primary role models, I grew up thinking that it was
unfeminine to know where I was!
I guess I’d better make a decision soon or I could just sit
here forever clueless as to which way to turn. But I can’t do this alone.
I need guidance from someone who has been deep into the Land, someone
who knows the way.
Isn’t it a shame that this well-built and classy-looking
vehicle doesn’t contain a road map?
The only piece of literature in it is my Bible, which goes with me
everywhere.
Of course, that's it! The Bible is my Road Map! There is SomeOne who has
gone ahead of me and SomeOne who knows the way. God provided His Road Map, the Bible, to set before me a choice of
destinations as I journey through Life. And if I choose His Way, He will lead me every step along the correct route.
I realize now that I already made my choice of a destination when I
entered the Land of Abundant Living.
By reading God’s Word, I learned that I could choose to proceed to the Kingdom of
Light, ruled by God’s Son, Jesus, the Life-giver. Or I could go to the Kingdom of Darkness, ruled by Satan,
the Life-taker. "For He delivered us from the domain of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son." Colossians 1:13
Come on, this is a no-brainer! Why would I choose the dark kingdom where my life will be stolen from me? Why on earth would anyone choose it above the Kingdom of Light? And yet, so many people do that very thing. . . it doesn’t seem logical to me.
Come on, this is a no-brainer! Why would I choose the dark kingdom where my life will be stolen from me? Why on earth would anyone choose it above the Kingdom of Light? And yet, so many people do that very thing. . . it doesn’t seem logical to me.
Maybe some answers await me as I journey on.
But once again, my mind is at rest. I remember when I first entered the
Land of Abundant Living, Christ met me at the Door and told me that the only
way to enter was through the blood of Jesus, which He gave willingly on the
cross because of the Father’s tremendous love for me. So I am safe.
I have nothing to fear. I will follow God’s Road Map all the way to the
Kingdom of Light.
Fellow traveler
on the Road of Life, have you also been through the Doorway of Christ’s
blood? Have you made the decision
of your destination as you travel through Life? Have you confessed your sins against a holy, loving God and
accepted His free gift that will transfer you from the Kingdom of Darkness to
the Kingdom of Light? Will you
join me in the Land of Abundant Living and travel towards the best Kingdom?
“. . . I have set before you life and death, the blessing
and the curse. So choose life in
order that you may live, you and your descendants.” Deuteronomy 30:19b
Do YOU know where you are going? Do you know how to get
there?
I hope you join me next week when we take the first road on
our journey into the depths of the Land of Abundant Living!