...correction

Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path." (Psalm 119:105)

On a road trip with a friend, we used his GPS navigation device to guide us as we drove each day. After entering our destination on thescreen, a voice told us which road to follow, as well as when and where to make each turn. When we left the route, whether accidentally or deliberately, the voice would say, “Recalculating.”. Then it would tell us how to get back on the right road.

Timothy describes the Bible as a spiritual navigation system for our journey through life:  "All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and fortraining in righteousness," (2 Timothy 3:16)

     Teaching tells us which road to travel.

     Reproof tells us when we are off the road.

     Correction tells us how to get back on the road.

     Training in righteousness tells us how to stay on God’s road.

The mistakes and choices that detour us from the Lord are not to be taken lightly. But failure is seldom fatal and few decisions are final. Themoment we veer off on our own, the Holy Spirit is “recalculating” and urging us to return to the Father’s way.

If you have drifted off course, there is no better time than right now to heed God’s voice and return to His road. To stay on course, trust thecompass of God’s Word.

-david mccasland