THE CHILDREN'S PATHWAY
Scripture always looks for what is good and also shows how it is brought about. Thus the book of Proverbs tells us that even a child is known by what he does, whether it be pure and right - not whether it be good or bad! The same book also says that a child trained up in the way he should go will not depart from it when older. The colt-foal of an ass on which the Lord Jesus rode into Jerusalem was too valuable to its owners to be allowed to wander. It was therefore tied as near to the house as possible and was thus ready for the Master's use.
There is always a right way for the Christian, young or old, and where there is faith it gradually becomes clear like a country path on a misty day. Some children may have been into what is called a 'maze' where the only way out is impossible to find by looking down or around. But on looking up we discover a guide who can see all the paths with all the people in them, and who will direct us if we keep looking to him. Thus it is that our Father who is in the heavens has promised to guide us with His eye upon us.
On a stretch of road near Land's End a traveller loses and regains sight of a church nine times. The traveller's way is up and down but the building itself never moves and each view of it brings it nearer, revealing something new about it. But on the road of life the believer is able by the Holy Spirit to look stedfastly on Jesus - and each day's run makes Him greater in his eyes, giving a fresh view of His glory.
The way of a ship in the midst of the sea was one of the few things too hard for the wise man to understand. The Christian on the voyage of life, however, steers by a kind of 'compass' which is always attracted to the Person of his Saviour. He must, like a mariner at sea, be very careful that other things do not prevent his 'compass' from pointing true. A sailor also knows his way at sea by the position of the sun in the heavens. But whereas he cannot always see the sun, there is never any reason why the believer should not see Jesus crowned with glory and honour. Are you one of the many who do this?
J.C.Evershed
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