Like going on a hike through the mountains life is a journey. To have a successful journey you have to be prepared to go the distance. You want to have someone at the helm who knows how to guide you.
As believers we know that no journey begins without inviting Jesus to join us. After all, He knows this terrain better than any of us will ever know. Jesus will remind you, like the verse at the top, that we should consider it pure joy when you face trials of many kinds. That means life will bring us many moments that our human minds think is impossible to overcome, but when Jesus Christ is at the helm nothing is impossible. We see that steep hill up ahead Jesus will remind you to press on step by step until you reach the top of that hill.
Life is tough. Things do not work out the way we wanted them to work out. Occasionally, bad things will happen in this life that are simply too painful for our finite, human minds to grasp, but our guide Jesus will remind you in his word just as he said in John 16:33 33 “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”
Occasionally on our journey people we know will depart from us. A simple wave goodbye and then you notice them disappearing in the horizon in the loving arm of our Savior. Even in times of sorrow of no longer seeing that loved one Jesus reminds us our permanent home will be in heaven. We are comforted with his word from Revelation: Revelation 22:3-5
And there shall no longer be any curse; and the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it, and His bond-servants shall serve Him; and they shall see His face, and His name shall be on their foreheads. And there shall no longer be any night; and they shall not have need of the light of a lamp nor the light of the sun, because the Lord God shall illumine them; and they shall reign forever and ever.
Our guide reminds us that we will see our friend again when we finish our journey. As we wipe a tear from our eyes Jesus, our guide reminds us with another verse from Phillipians 3:14 press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.
Alas, we look ahead. Our goal has been completed. We see the gates of heaven. As we get closer to that gate we see our friends who were with us when we started this journey. They are cheering us on and Jesus reminds us just as he did in Hebrews 12:1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us
We press on for our final leg of our journey because of the encouragement we received from our guide, Jesus Christ.
Life is a journey. The best way we can be prepared for this journey is to put Christ at the helm and let him guide us over the uncertain, unstable and unknown parts of our journey. There will be many moments of joy and there will be moments of sorrow, but when Jesus Christ is at our helm getting through those moments becomes much easier.
Our guide reminds us that we will see our friend again when we finish our journey. As we wipe a tear from our eyes Jesus, our guide reminds us with another verse from Phillipians 3:14 press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.
Alas, we look ahead. Our goal has been completed. We see the gates of heaven. As we get closer to that gate we see our friends who were with us when we started this journey. They are cheering us on and Jesus reminds us just as he did in Hebrews 12:1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us
We press on for our final leg of our journey because of the encouragement we received from our guide, Jesus Christ.
Life is a journey. The best way we can be prepared for this journey is to put Christ at the helm and let him guide us over the uncertain, unstable and unknown parts of our journey. There will be many moments of joy and there will be moments of sorrow, but when Jesus Christ is at our helm getting through those moments becomes much easier.
When your journey is finished our Lord and Savior will give you a hug, wipe away the tear of joy from your eye and encourage you with the words "well done my good and faithful servant, welcome home.
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