THE CHILDREN’S GUIDE

ln the beautiful Mohawk Valley in America there is probably still a board, set up on posts, with the following words painted on it:-

Jesus said. 'l am the Way, the Truth, and the Life'.

Without the way there is no going.

Without the Truth there is no knowing.

Without the Life there is no living.

No doubt the Christians who placed the board there were anxious for themselves and for others to have the certainty of divine guidance through life. They may have known too that the Lord spoke especially of the way to the Father. This was a privilege not for the apostles only, since one of them, John, who heard those words of Jesus has written to little children because they have known the Father. Our Father is occupied with very great matters and is always deeply interested in our progress in the right paths of the Lord. Therefore He is never too busy to listen to our needs and to share with us His great thoughts.

We often speak of the time still to come when a little child shall lead the beasts of the field, even those now wild and dangerous. Maybe there will be many such flocks, proving for a thousand years the power of God to banish the effects of sin. But in every case those who lead will need to know the way to go! How much more important it is then for us all to know the way of salvation and the path of truth in a time when the wisdom of God still allows much evil in the world. But the same wisdom has given us a guide in the Scriptures of truth and the Lord Jesus said that "he that follows me shall not walk in darkness but shall have the light of life".

He who has promised to lead His people with His eye upon them may need to test our obedience and earnestness to know His will. There may be difficulties for us. But learn a lesson from a guide-dog I have often seen leading his blind master in the busiest part of the City of London. He knew only the right way. However once he came to a road barrier under which he himself could walk, but not his master. He had the intelligence to wait until someone came up and moved the obstacle, when master and dog went quietly on their way. Are you learning to wait patiently and in hope upon God?

J.C.Evershed