Have you ever asked for directions?
Here is a story of a celebrated truck driver who had
become known simply as the master, a name well earned because he had
mastered the roads throughout the universe, there was not a road unfamiliar to
the master whether it was a major highway, a country road, a suburban
street, or a city thoroughfare the master could provide directions with precision to the desired
destination.
The Master was better than any AAA triptik and
more concise than a GPS giving notification of new recalculations. But
strangely, just like mapping out a trip with the assistance of triptik or
following every turn of your GPS, people were still getting lost with directions
from the Master.
There were emergency (911) calls across the
world from major cities to suburban areas and to the most remote rural lands.
Accidents were occurring everywhere. People were confused and distressed
wondering how such a thing could happen? The collisions on the highways caused
consternation in the suburbs; conflict in the rural lands and created commotion
everywhere. Wherever the Master's eyes gazed disastrous results
were seen.
At each accident scene, questions were asked,
and it became clear the driver had been lost. Other questions followed, From whom did you get your
directions? Every driver that was questioned replied, from the Master! Knowing that
the truck driver world-renowned as the Master provided
safe and detailed directions, the investigator’s follow up question was: Were you following the Master's
directions at the time of the accident? Everyone questioned replied No!
“Before every
person lies a road that seems to be right,
but the end
of that road is death and destruction”.
Proverbs 14:12 (The Voice Bible)
The above is a contemporary story, here is an encouragement
from the 500’s to follow the Master’s direction
written by St. Benedict known as “The
Rule of St. Benedict” for monastic living:
“Listen my son (daughter), and turn the ear of thine heart to
the precepts of thy Master.
Receive readily, and faithfully carry out the advice of a
loving Father, so that by the
work of obedience you
may return to Him, whom you have left by the sloth of disobedience.
For thee, therefore, whosoever thou be, my words are
intended, who, giving up thy own will,
dost take the all-powerful and excellent arms of obedience to
fight under the Lord Christ, the true King”.
Benedict of Nursia, Rule of St.
Benedict, 1.
Have you ever asked the Master for directions
and ignored them only to experience disastrous results?
