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“But my eyes are upon You, O GOD the Lord…” (Psalm 141:8)
Since Dan was in Hawaii on business, it was up to me to drive the eight hours to Richmond, Virginia by myself for my brother’s wedding. I was thankful when it worked out for me to carpool with my brother Roger and his wife Patty. This way, if our seventeen-year-old car broke down, I would have help. Also, half our kids could go in their van and half of their kids could come in ours, thus preventing discipline problems. I don’t do well in the car with fighting kids.
The trip was pretty easy for all I had to do was follow Roger’s dark olive green van. He gave me an outline of what routes he was taking but since I had planned to go a different way, I had to trust that he knew what he was doing. It was pretty easy to follow. I just had to keep my eyes on Roger’s car ahead of me.
The worst stretch of road was through the Pennsylvania turnpike where there were mountainous hills, curves, and construction. I knew I would make it through for I kept my eyes on Roger’s van. It was getting to be time for a pit stop so I was thankful when Roger got off the turnpike to find a gas station. That’s when my nephew Brad shouted, “Hey, that’s not our van!” Here, I had been following the wrong dark olive green van. Yes, it looked exactly like Roger’s van but when I got up close to the car, the license plate proved otherwise; it was somebody else’s van.
I got to the tollbooth and told the lady that I had accidentally got off at the wrong exit and asked her how to get back on the turnpike. Her answer to me was, “If you don’t know what you’re doing, you shouldn’t be driving!” As you can see, she was a lot of help. Thanks to Brad’s cell phone, we were able to connect with Roger and find them on the turnpike.
As I was driving along, I thought of how this trip mimicked my walk with the Lord. So much about following God is about FAITH. You don’t know the road ahead, but you follow. You know your end destination is heaven, but you really don’t know what the road ahead of you will bring. You can be confident in your leader though for He knows the way and will take care of you if you break down.
Then the evil one enters onto the road of life. He can pretend to be God. He can look and act like God thus deceiving God’s very children. “Satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light.” (2 Corinthians 11:14) He is a liar and a deceiver trying to lead God’s children astray. You may think you have your eyes on Jesus, but very subtly, he leads you off the path in a different way. Because of this, God’s children must be on the alert and be aware of the evil one’s devices. We must not be ignorant of the evil one’s ways for he tries to “outwit us.” (2 Corinthians 2:11) We are told to, “Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.” (Ephesians 6:11)
Ah, the road of life…twists, turns, straight paths, mountains, valleys, pit stops… I am thankful that God is with me all the way. I will continue to fix my eyes on God till I reach my final stopping place. “For this is God, Our God forever and ever; He will be our guide Even to death.” (Psalm 48:14)
ALL THE WAY MY SAVIOR LEADS ME
All the way my Savior leads me,
What have I to ask beside?
Can I doubt His tender mercy,
Who through life has been my Guide?
Heav’nly peace, divinest comfort,
Here by faith in Him to dwell!
For I know, whate’er befall me,
Jesus doeth all things well;
For I know, whate’er befall me,
Jesus doeth all things well.
All the way my Savior leads me,
Cheers each winding path I tread,
Gives me grace for every trial,
Feeds me with the living Bread.
Though my weary steps may falter
And my soul athirst may be,
Gushing from the Rock before me,
Lo! A spring of joy I see;
Gushing from the Rock before me,
Lo! A spring of joy I see.
All the way my Savior leads me,
Oh, the fullness of His love!
Perfect rest to me is promised
In my Father’s house above.
When my spirit, clothed immortal,
Wings its flight to realms of day
This my song through endless ages:
Jesus led me all the way;
This my song through endless ages:
Jesus led me all the way.
BY FRANCES J. CROSBY
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