He Gives Us Himself

“I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
Matthew 28:20 NIV

The story is told of a man on an African safari deep in the jungle. The guide before him had a machete and was whacking away the tall weeds and thick underbrush. The traveler, wearied and hot, asked in frustration, “Where are we? Do you know where you are taking me? Where is the path?” The seasoned guide stopped and looked back at the man and replied, “I am the path.”

We ask the same questions, don’t we? We ask God, “Where are you taking me? Where is the path?” And he, like the guide, doesn’t tell us. Oh, he may give us a hint or two, but that’s all. If he did, would we understand? Would we comprehend our location? No, like the traveler, we are unacquainted with this jungle. So rather than give us an answer, Jesus gives us himself.

1 of 365 devotionals in Grace for the Moment, Volume 2
Originally printed in Traveling Light

Mirrored:

I do not like being left in the dark. I guess no one does. As much as possible, we all want to know the things that will unfold in the future and make necessary adjustments today.

Among the many times I have asked God, “Where are you taking me?”, there was not a time I received a definite answer. A pastor friend once told me that God chose not to reveal the destination because He wants us to trust Him.

With questions such as, “Where is the path?”, God indeed answers nothing but, “I am the path. Follow me.” He does offer Himself.

Unfortunately, I was never contented with those answers. And like a traveler who is unacquainted with the jungle, I have gone off wandering through life fearing that I may not like the destination my guide is leading me.

Foolish? I know.