On a recent flight I enjoyed watching the “my flight”
channel containing a moving map. This channel shows a number of different
screens. First there is a screen giving all kinds of readings including current
time, estimated time of arrival, local time at origin and destination, miles
traveled, air temperature, ground speed, and distance traveled,. There is also
a map of the land over which you are traveling with a small airplane icon
showing the progress of the trip. Some people don’t pay much attention to these
maps and information. Either they know where they are going, don’t care where
they are going, or are not interested in seeing the progress that is made.
However, as the plane begins to descend, everyone knows they will soon arrive
and their destination and so they begin making preparation for arrival.
In life some people do not pay much attention to where they
are going, let alone check their progress along the way. However, you often
hear people comment about how the years seem to fly by. The older people are
the more often this talk is heard.
Whether a person is 60, 70 or 80 years or more, times goes
by very quickly. How do people know where they are going? How do they monitor
their progress along the way? A quick look at the Bible will give information
that puts all of this in perspective. Regarding the route a person takes Jesus
reminds us – “Enter
through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads
to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the
road that leads to life, and only a few find it” (Matthew 7:13-14). Concerning the progress made along the way
Scripture tells us we are to “Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as
wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil”
(Ephesians 5:16-16). Regarding the destination Jesus says, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No
one comes to the Father except through me” (John 14:6).
Are you aware of your destiny? What gate have you come through and what road are you on? Have you been tracking the progress to your destination? Turn to God’s Word. It’s a great tracking instrument.
