Limited Visibility
I had to travel a ways to get to a regional meeting for our church. Most of the trip was amazing. It was overcast, but that just meant the sun wasn’t shining in my eyes. Had a little rain, but having the wiper blades on the lowest intermittent was sufficient for taking care of that. As I was getting closer to the destination, there was some fog coming in off the lake. I could see clearly for about 200-300 feet and then there was a white wall of fog. After about 15-20 minutes, that was gone too. It wasn’t until I was entering the town of the meeting that the fog started really causing issues with visibility. Not knowing for sure where I was going or how the streets were laid out, it was a little scary. Our hotel was on a hill and so I was trusting my GPS when it told me to turn up a small driveway. When I got to the top of that hill, behold, a hotel was actually there. The GPS on the phone saved me some major issues. I’m not sure how long I would have needed if I was using an old-fashioned paper map... if I could even find one. I had an idea where I was going, but I leaned heavily on the GPS directions. I have heard people make an acrostic on GPS that says, God’s Positioning System. It could refer to the Holy Spirit or the Bible. Actually, there is an acrostic for Bible too - Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth. Both are true and both are very applicable for what I am sharing and for everyday life. The Apostle Paul was heading to Damascus to arrest and kill Christians. Jesus confronted him, blinded him, and gave him the following message when Paul asked who He was. Acts 26:15-18, "'I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,' the Lord replied. 'Now get up and stand on your feet. I have appeared to you to appoint you as a servant and as a witness of what you have seen of me and what I will show you. I will rescue you from your own people and from the Gentiles. I am sending you to them to open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.' Jesus is not just offering to restore them, but to bring them to true fellowship with God and other believers. Paul is to open their eyes to the truth, turn them away from darkness and the power of Satan, bringing restoration. God’s GPS at its best. Father, Open our eyes that we may see You in all of Your glory. Amen