Recently our good friends Steve and Carol came to spend the weekend with us. It was a lot of fun, and one of my favorite things was listening to Steve tell about their flight from central California to our place in Tennessee.
It was amazing to look on the aviation maps and see where they flew, the airports, the terrain, and the different kinds of airspace. It was neat to see their flight plan, and how they plotted it to go around restricted airspace and moas (both places you don't want to go). Every little dot on the maps had meaning!
The maps were very important, warning our friends of mountains, valleys, obstructions, etc. It also told them the route on how to get to their destination.
I thought it was interesting as I thought about the maps later. We have a final destination too--it's called Heaven. But how do we get there? In John 14:5 the Bible says:
"Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.""
If we trust Him & do what He says, Jesus will get us safely to Heaven. He will plot our flight to avoid the restricted areas and moas, even if that is not the most direct route, because our Flight Planner knows that it is the safest route for us. He knows that for our best interests, we should not do, or go, or get into certain things.
"And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one." ~Matthew 6:13
Jesus will lead us through the mountains, valleys and passes. He will take us through some mountain-top experiences, but He is just as surely with us on the mountain as He is with us in the valleys.
"Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me..." ~Psalms 23:4
Do you want to go to Heaven? Then follow and obey the Map!
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