Just Down the Road
"This is what the Lord says: 'Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls. But you said, "We will not walk in it."'" (Jeremiah 6:16) We won't immediately go to the crossroads to look when the Lord calls us to go there. We resist. We put it off. We think if we walk quickly, we can pass those crossroads. When the Lord God Almighty is pursuing you, is calling you, is grabbing you---go to the crossroads and look. Get out of the boat and onto the water. He is there for the walk on the path, and He is there for the walk on the water. I have chosen to walk on the path where He has told me to go. I have chosen to get out of the boat and onto the water. Where is the path and the water? For now, just down the road. I must obey Him. "'Take courage! It is I. Don't be afraid.' 'Lord, if it's You," Peter replied, 'tell me to come to You on the water.' 'Come,' He said. Then Peter got down out of the baot, walked on the water and came toward Jesus." (Matthew 14:27-29 NIV)
