Yogisms, you gotta love them. In their own quirky way, they make sense. When my husband and I go out on a road trip, we don’t usually have a plan in mind. We let the road take us where it will. Sometimes that works fine, and other times, well let’s just say we’ve ended up some place else, like Yogi says. Often we wound up in dangerous sections of town, on washed out roads, and once, hopelessly lost in France. Do you know where you are going, spiritually speaking? Are you certain that you are on the right highway? What’s the exit number? Do you have the map and directions handy?
Jesus always knew where he was going. Whatever the length of the journey, He always had his destination before him. There were those along the way, who wanted to divert him from that ordained path, Satan, super-religious folks, even friends and family, but it wasn’t going to happen. He had an ETA and nothing was going to throw him off course. The good news is, no matter how far off track you are today, He wants to show you the way.
Long before the incarnate Christ appeared, King David knew that, “You make known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand.” Psalm 16:11. So did the prophet Isaiah, “A highway will be there, a roadway, And it will be called the Highway of Holiness. The unclean will not travel on it, But it will be for him who walks that way, And fools will not wander on it.” Isaiah 35:8.
The Cross was the final earthly destination for Christ, and we can all be thankful that he didn’t wind up someplace else! He has made it clear to us, for over 2000 years how we can reach Him, our final destination. Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” John 14:6. He has put the road map before you, it is your choice whether to read, and follow it, or find yourself some place else.
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