ROAD SIGNS

Psalm 143:7-127 Answer me quickly, O Lord; my spirit fails. Do not hide Your facefrom me or I will be like those who go down to the pit. 8 Let themorning bring me word of Your unfailing love, for I have put mytrust in You. Show me the way I should go, for to You I lift up mysoul. 9 Rescue me from my enemies, O Lord, for I hide myself in You.10 Teach me to do Your will, for You are my God; may Your goodSpirit lead me on level ground. 11 For Your name's sake, O Lord,preserve my life; in Your righteousness, bring me out of trouble. 12In Your unfailing love, silence my enemies; destroy all my foes, forI am Your servant.

How to create chaos? Remove a stop sign. I am not recommending this as a prank. When our university decidedto turn a three-way stop into a two-way stop, though, some driversfelt it was a cruel joke, and they were not laughing.

For several days afterward, approaching the intersection was anadventure. Drivers who still had to observe the stop sign assumedthat oncoming traffic did too, and at least once I had to swerve toavoid an unenlightened motorist who was expecting me to stop.

As the semester progressed, everyone got used to the new system. Butit was amusing to see the same problems at graduation as uninformedparents and alumni came back, and the chaos ensued.
In the days before cars (and now-you-see-'em, now-you-don't stopsigns), people faced their own highway hazards. They could be assimple as stones to trip over, as scary as high ledges, or asdangerous as robbers. When they prayed to God for travel safety, itwas serious business.

Also, when they compared life to a journey, they were again thinkingabout the variety of hazards they faced, not about speed andcomfort. They prayed that God would guide them, making their pathstraight, level, and above all, safe.

As I look at my life, I see dangers too. A lot of travelers outthere are ignoring the moral road signs. If I don't watch out, Imight get caught up in their wrecks. A wrong turn could send meplunging off a steep cliff.
Do I expect God to supernaturally intervene, straightening curveslike on a tire commercial? Hardly. I need to obey His road signs.Others in my path might not always do the same, but alert and wisedriving will help me avoid them.

As you drive your car, obey all stop signs--at least the ones thatare really there. In life's journey, obey God's direction, asdetailed in His Word.
And have a safe trip. --John Carvalho

DESTINATION POINTS

* How do I rate in obeying the directions of God's Word?
* Whatchanges do I need to make so that my life journey will be safe?

LINKS:
Run The Red Light?
http://www.christianitytoday.com/moi/2000/004/aug/7.7.html

bottom line: A safe journey begins with good direction.

soul journey