grace me with your clear revelation.
I choose the true road to Somewhere,
I post your road signs at every curve and corner.
(Ps. 119:25-32 MSG)
God blocks off dead-end roads that lead nowhere. Sometimes we ignore
these warnings and decide to go down those paths anyway. At best, we just waste
a lot of time and energy. At worst, we fall into dangerous holes that are
self-destructive and impacts others that are close to us as well.
God directs us in pathways that lead to Him. Sometimes, we choose to follow God’s
directions and stay on course. This
isn’t easy.
The Psalmist says, “I post your road signs at every curve and corner.”
This line made an impression on me. Is
it really our role to post God’s road signs at every curve and corner? Are we part of the road maintenance crew as
well as being travelers?
My husband writes reviews on the Tripadvisor website. Every time we
visit a new place, he writes his opinions about the restaurants, hotels and
attractions along with other useful information that he has gathered from his
experience. He also reads reviews
written by other travelers before each trip. He recently read that taxi drivers
in Vegas routinely take out-of-town guests through a tunnel and then charge the
passengers a higher fare. Experienced travelers have suggested that passengers
can avoid being duped by saying, “no tunneling” as soon as they enter a cab.
Maybe those of us who have been following Christ for a while should
post useful information for fellow travelers. Don’t venture into this alley,
watch out for this trap, stop awhile at this rest area, replenish your supplies
before you leave this region, eat this, not that, don’t be duped into taking
the tunnels…
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