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Have
You Checked Your Compass Lately?
A
compass is so important, especially for pilots.
Katherine Kehler underscores this fact with an
experience that her husband endured:
"For
years my husband had a pilot's license -- just for
small planes. One summer, he and three other men set
off to attend a conference in Saskatchewan -- three
provinces east of where we were living, over the Rocky
Mountains. Before he started the plane, he checked all
the instruments and set his course on the compass.
They would be staying overnight in a city near the
Alberta border.
"What he hadn't realized when he set his compass,
was that the needle was a fraction off center. At
first it didn't matter, but when the time came to land
(by this time it was getting dark and he wasn't
licensed to fly in the dark), he was far off course.
The men, unaware of the miscalculation, were having a
great time talking and laughing...
"Then
Marvin realized the mountains were much higher than
his map indicated they should be. The city where they
were supposed to be landing was nowhere in sight. A
fraction of a degree off on the compass had set them
on the wrong course. What seemed like a small
insignificant mistake could have cost them their LIVES
down the road (sky)." *
It
is ESSENTIAL that one’s compass be set accurately. The ONLY true standard by which one may set his compass
correctly is the Word of God!
The Psalmist declared to God, “Your
word is a LAMP to my feet And a LIGHT to my path”
(Psalm 119:105). One’s thoughts, feelings, and preconceived ideas can be
misguided. Solomon
has warned, " There is a way
that SEEMS right to a man, But its END is
the way of DEATH" (Proverbs
14:12).
Set
YOUR compass by the infallible Word of God: place
your trust
in Him (Hebrews 11:6), repent
of your sins (Acts 17:30-31), confess
Jesus before men (Romans 10:9-10), be baptized
(immersed) in the name of Jesus for the forgiveness of
your sins (Acts 2:38), AND continue to set your
COMPASS and your LIFE by the Word of God (1 John
1:7). THEN -
you will reach the wonderful destination of
Heaven.
Thankfully,
Marvin and his company were able to find a landing
strip in a small town, landed safely, and flew on to
their destination the next day.
We,
too, can reach OUR proper destination -IF-
we will set our compasses according to the TRUE guide:
the Word of God.
Have
YOU
checked your compass lately?
God bless
you!
David A. Sargent,
Minister
Church of Christ at Creekwood
1901 Schillinger Rd. S.
Mobile, Alabama 36695
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