On a hot, humid July day a week before Fisherman’s Picnic, you can be thankful you don’t have this lady’s problem.
It was snowing heavily and blowing to the point that visibility was almost zero. The mom picked up her young daughter from daycare. As she made her way to her car she wondered how she was going to make it safely home in such a storm.
Just then she saw a snow plow go by and decided to follow it. She was certain that by following the plow she would not get stuck in a snow drift. As she followed the snow plow, she was feeling very smug as they continued and she was not having any problem with the blizzard conditions.
An hour had passed, even though it seemed to be taking longer than she expected to get home, she was still somewhat surprised when the snow plow stopped and the driver got out and came back to her car and signaled for her to roll down her window.
The snow plow driver wanted to know if she was all right as she had been following him for a long time. She said that she was fine and told him of her desire to not get stuck in a blizzard.
The driver replied that it was fine with him and she could continue to follow him if she wanted, but he was done with the Walmart parking lot and was going over to Sears next.
A lot of people follow what they think to be a true way only to find out it’s not the Truth. They are sincere in their belief that the principles they follow in their lives are good for them and will get them where they want to go. They may even be convinced that the flurry of activity that surrounds them is evidence they’re headed in the right direction. Good, moral people may think that good and moral will get them into God’s graces while they live and into God’s heaven when they die, but nothing could be further from the truth.
Jesus Christ, God’s one and only Son, said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father but by me.” Wholehearted faith in Jesus Christ is the only way to find God, to know God, and to reach God. Anything else is following a snow plow around a parking lot.
God sent His Son into the world to show us the way of love, the way of faith. Jesus reveals the Truth about God and what God declares about himself and how he can be known. Eternal life comes not from the good works of morality, but through faith in Christ alone.
If you are looking to find your way home to God, to find fulfillment and purpose in your life, then turn to Jesus. Confess your sins to God. Trust him to accept the death of his Son on your behalf and forgive your sins on the same account. Give your life to him and God Himself will come into your life, and he will give you eternal life.
Each month a member of the Cook County Ministerium will offer Spiritual Reflections. Pastor Dale McIntire has served as pastor of the Cornerstone Community Church in Grand Marais since April of 1995.
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