Bible
teacher E. Stanley Jones told the story of a missionary who got lost in an
African jungle. There was nothing around
him but thick bush and a few cleared spaces.
He came upon a local village and asked one of the men if he could lead
him out of the jungle. When the native
agreed, the missionary said, "Well, show me the way." The African man responded, "Walk." So they walked and hacked their way through
unmarked jungle for more than an hour.
The missionary began to get worried.
"Are you sure this is the right way? Where is the path?" The man said, "Friend, in this place
there is no path. I am the path."
It
is a jungle out there -- from pop culture to pop psychology, the path of life
is overgrown with too many opinions and too little time. It's hard to see the forest for the
trees. We need clear direction. Jesus said, "I am the light of the
world. He who follows Me shall not walk
in darkness, but have the light of life" (John 8:12). Jesus walked in His Father's footsteps,
illuminating a path for others who desire to find their way.
--
Lenya Heitzig and Penny Pierce Rose in Pathway to God's Treasure:
Ephesians
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