One of the things that I remember about traveling as a kid was that we always had maps. There were no cell phones, no google and no gps. We had paper maps, and the great thing was that you could get them at any gas station or if you were a member of AAA you could just go into an office and come out with an armload of maps. I think being a Boy Scout helped because they were big on maps for any kind of hiking in the back
country and orienting and using them was a part of the training that each kid got. It was exciting to open up one of the maps of an entire state with all the main roads and highways and then mark out the best route for your trip. And if you were willing to learn to use the maps and actually did pay attention to what they showed, you could find your way to just about anywhere. God has done pretty much the same thing for all of us too. He has given us a map that we can follow to our home in heaven. And it tells us all we need to know about making that journey. It is called the Bible! It tells us the right way to go and then tells us how to avoid the wrong ways of living as well. The Psalmist wrote “Your Word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.” So, no matter if your journey right now is bright and sunny or if you are struggling in the night of heavy challenges…God will light up that path and show you the way to take the next steps through his map…the Bible. So, make sure that it is handy and remember that a map is no good unless you open it, study it and follow it! Stay in that Bible and get to know your route for this life and for eternity. And if you get lost along the way…break out God’s map again and get back on the right road. And if you remember anything about those old maps, you’ll appreciate that with the old maps you had to struggle to fold them back up when you were done. The Bible…well, you just close it and it is ready to be opened at a moment’s notice. Get the map…use the map! Here’s our Bible verse for today…
Psalms 119:103-105 BSB How sweet are Your words to my taste— sweeter than honey in my mouth! (104) I gain understanding from Your precepts; therefore I hate every false way. (105) Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
Remember I’m praying for you!
With love, PJ
country and orienting and using them was a part of the training that each kid got. It was exciting to open up one of the maps of an entire state with all the main roads and highways and then mark out the best route for your trip. And if you were willing to learn to use the maps and actually did pay attention to what they showed, you could find your way to just about anywhere. God has done pretty much the same thing for all of us too. He has given us a map that we can follow to our home in heaven. And it tells us all we need to know about making that journey. It is called the Bible! It tells us the right way to go and then tells us how to avoid the wrong ways of living as well. The Psalmist wrote “Your Word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.” So, no matter if your journey right now is bright and sunny or if you are struggling in the night of heavy challenges…God will light up that path and show you the way to take the next steps through his map…the Bible. So, make sure that it is handy and remember that a map is no good unless you open it, study it and follow it! Stay in that Bible and get to know your route for this life and for eternity. And if you get lost along the way…break out God’s map again and get back on the right road. And if you remember anything about those old maps, you’ll appreciate that with the old maps you had to struggle to fold them back up when you were done. The Bible…well, you just close it and it is ready to be opened at a moment’s notice. Get the map…use the map! Here’s our Bible verse for today…
Psalms 119:103-105 BSB How sweet are Your words to my taste— sweeter than honey in my mouth! (104) I gain understanding from Your precepts; therefore I hate every false way. (105) Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
Remember I’m praying for you!
With love, PJ