Monday Morning 5/7/2012

Yesterday at Master’s Hands we talked about traveling. Here on earth, our human existence is not our final goal. Earth is not our home. Heaven is our home and until we understand this, we will keep on wandering. Until we are safely home in heaven, God will NOT stop going ahead of us with Jesus being THE way, THE truth and THE life.

And on this journey through life, WE ARE NOT ALONE!

“As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend.” (Proverbs 27:17 NLT)

We are ALL travelers on a journey. Some go ahead making a way for us. Some follow us letting us prepare the way for them. Some travel beside us. We are surrounded by travelers.

I have heard Christian fellowship being described as “one beggar telling another beggar where to find bread.” Think about it. That pretty much describes all of us doesn’t it?

A young boy was sent to the corner store by his mother to buy a loaf of bread. He was gone much longer than it should have taken him. When he finally returned, his mother asked, "Where have you been? I’ve been worried sick about you."

"Well," he answered, "there was a little boy by the side of the road with a broken bicycle who was crying. So I stopped to help him."

"I didn’t know you knew anything about fixing bikes," his mother said. "I don’t," he replied. "I just stayed there and cried with him."

The word “Encourage” means to “add courage” or to come alongside to pass on courage to another.

A newspaper in England gave a reward for the best definition of a friend. Thousands answered, and the winning entry was this: "A FRIEND IS ONE THAT COMES WHEN EVERYONE ELSE GOES."

“There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” (John 15:13 NLT)

God’s desire is for all of us travelers to walk the same direction. Some will fall back. Some will lose their way. Some will go ahead and sometimes we will move ahead of others. The point is to keep moving forward. Seek to relate to other travelers in your journey through life in such a way that you bring support, strength, and success to those on the path.