Psalms 119:31 (The Message)
"Barricade the road that goes Nowhere, Grace me with
you clear revelation. I choose the true road to Somewhere."
What an amazing sight, a bridge to nowhere, which can
be seen in the outskirts of Pittsburgh. The story goes, when the hurricane of
2004 came through, the bridge was washed from its original foundation. It moved
down the way a bit, and landed on a spot where one end just lead into a field.
"The bridge to nowhere." It started out somewhere, but ended up
leading nowhere.
How life can engulf us like that? We can have a spiritual
beginning, with Sunday School, Parochial School, or perhaps through Christian
parents or grandparents. Then, boom, a storm of life can push us from our firm
foundation, and our spiritual bridge can lead us to nowhere; just to the
wilderness, a place with no revelation.
We must ask God to give us strength to choose the true
road to "Somewhere", the true road of our Spiritual walk with Him,
even when the storms of life try to knock us off course. We must ask for His
clear revelation, as the Word says, not allowing things of this world to push
us into a barren wasteland.
The Psalmist goes on to say, "teach me your ways,
give me understanding and direct me in the path of your commands. Give me a
heart of your words of wisdom, and not toward selfish gain. Turn my eyes away
from worthless things, and invigorate me on the pilgrim way." Yes. That is
where our bridge should take us, to the road of love and light; God's road for
our life!
Dear Lord, as the Psalmist writes “teach us our ways and
give us understanding that we need and direct our paths. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
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