July 18, 2005
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The Journey
As he climbed the steps, he knew it was so right. Another had introduced him to the conductor and now he wanted to experience it for himself. He took his seat as the whistle blew and the steam released. A jolt of movement forward excited him. He watched old things pass by the window, but he didn’t care because someone began speaking at the front. The conductor had sent the “Helper” to speak to everyone in the compartment. The young man listened with enthusiasm. The train stopped and he followed every instruction given to him, he left the train and began looking for other potential passengers.
He found two others and eagerly brought them aboard. The young man and his two passengers hurried to the front seats and sat down. This time the passengers looked out the windows and watched their old things pass away in the distance. The young man kept his eyes straight forward; he wasn’t going to miss a thing the Helper said. Again instructions were given and again the train stopped. As the three left the train they each followed their own individual instructions. The young man helped the group to follow each and every word. They encountered other teachers that tried to teach them something different but the young man was determined to follow only the “Helper” words.
Stop after stop and talk after talk went on for many years. The young man now old saw many come on the train and stay. He also observed many that looked out the window and desired the things that passed by. He watched them run from the conductor and the Helper, back to what they had. He tried to talk them into staying on the track but they didn’t listen. Now the old man knew there was one more stop – the destination.
Some of you may have already figured out that I wasn’t speaking of a train but a journey with Jesus. When we make a choice to follow him our old ways become distant. We have a choice to yearn for the things of this life or the things of His life. I want to be like the young man who made it to his final destination – Heaven. I will stay on the right track will you?
Comments (3)
Dear Brother in Christ, I am fighting to do just that.
i just wonder what place this metaphor offers for those of us who constantly get of and on the track? i for one cannot say that my journey has been all on the straight and narrow. can those who get off the track ever get back on?
I’m so glad that God is full of grace. A flickering candle he will not extinquish. As long as we want to get back on track he’ll help us.