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Lost the Leader!
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were visiting friends in a strange town. Afterwards we wanted to go on
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Our
friend generously offered to drive ahead of us to help us find the way.
For a while all was well. Then we got to a roundabout and we lost our
leader from sight. When we had exited we found ourselves on our own. We
had no choice but to drive down the wrong road, knowing full well that
it would not take us to our destination.
As soon as we could we turned around and drove back to the roundabout,
reconciled to the fact that we would now have to find our own way.
However, when re-entering the roundabout, to our surprise and relief we
found our friend still there. He had continued driving round and round,
waiting for us to turn up again so that he could then drive ahead of us
once more. How grateful we were! When he noticed that we were no longer
following him, he did not simply leave us to manage as best we could
but was willing to invest time and energy for us.
Humanly speaking this was perhaps just an episode of helpfulness. A
simply act of kindness that goes without saying. I however did not take
it as such. For helpfulness of this same kind is not to be taken for
granted but is of vital importance when it comes to finding our way
through this life as we try to reach our eternal destiny. How wonderful
that there is Someone who volunteered to be our Leader, because without
him we would never reach the right eternal destination.
Our friend's loyalty is a wonderful illustration of our heavenly
Leader's faithfulness. Time and again we fall behind and lose him from
sight, or even risk a little detour occasionally. But whenever we
return to the point where we lost contact with him, we will find him
there waiting for us, ready to continue going ahead of us in order to
lead us. And - should we fail to turn up again - he does not leave us
to our own devices but comes after us and seeks us until he finds us.
He will do his utmost to bring us back to the right path. However, our
little detours might just leave their marks on us.
Sometimes the question arises whether a believer can lose his
salvation. As a Christian leader once said, "I suppose if he really
wants to he might just, though God will probably do everything to
prevent him doing so." (Quote from Michael Griffiths' Christian
Assurance)
It is possible to run away and even to hide from God who is seeking us
and yes, it is possible even to miss the mark. However, we can be
absolutely certain that the Author and Finisher of our faith will do
his utmost to make sure that this awful possibility does not happen. It
is well for us to remember Jesus' warning, "Therefore what I say unto you I say unto all: Watch!"
Aniko Williams
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