Thoughts for Life: Giving Directions

Saturday, November 3, 2012

Giving Directions

Dennis Fisher tells us, “Not long ago my wife's car needed to be towed.

When I explained to the man at the towing company how to find our home, I instructed him to tell him to tell the driver not to follow his global positioning system (GPS).

Because another street with the same name as ours was separated from our home address by a field, special instructions were necessary. He assured me he would pass on my directions.

As I stood in the driveway wondering where the tow truck was, the driver called and said he had followed his GPS but couldn’t find my street number. Hmmmm. I repeated the directions I had given before, and the tow truck was there in no time.

Christians have a responsibility to give accurate directions for how a person can get to heaven by having a relationship with Christ (see John 3:16; 1 Cor. 15:1-5). We need to help people see that following their own religious ‘global positioning system,’ such as good works or hoping to be good enough, won’t get them to heaven. While being sensitive to people’s beliefs, we need to share the true gospel of the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ.

Jesus said it best, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me” John 14:6.

Father, as we interact with others, may our lives and

words show Your loving grace. You’ve told us that

Jesus is the way of salvation. Help us to share

the gospel with love and truth.

Salvation is achieved by Christ’s atonement,

not by our attainment.”

Our Daily Bread

9/10/12

"Thanksgiving helps bring our will into submission to God. When the situation we're experiencing is the last thing we'd ever want, thanking the Lord is a giant step toward being able to follow christ's example and say, "Not My will, but Yours be done" Luke 22:42.

Gratitude helps us acknowledge that God's will is best, even if it's hard; in that way, we are able to release our hold on what we want. Although the circumstances may remain the same, submission changes our heart."

[Taken from Charles Stanley's In Touch magazine for November 2012, pg. 9]