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Man loves to travel. The journeys of man have taken him from pole to pole, and from ocean’s bottom to the top of the skies…and beyond! Wherever man goes (and for whatever the reason) man cannot escape what he is. Our character sticks closer than a shadow.
Spiritually, man is a traveler also. The heart of man often wanders far from God. Jesus said, “This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoreth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me ” (Matthew 15:8). The most dangerous journey of man is the journey away from God into the far country of sin. The prodigal son traveled this road (Luke 16:11-32) but after the thrills of sin subsided, “he came to himself” and resolved to return to his father’s house. If we see sin for what it really is and resolve to obey the will of the Father we can come to ourselves! That is man’s greatest journey.
The Bible teaches that we must hear, believe and be baptized to be saved (Acts 18:8). It teaches we can fall from grace also (Galatians 5:4). Are you in need of taking man’s greatest journey?
Bill Dillon
from Gospel Gems Vol. 1