Are you on Track?

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I once read a story in my local
newspaper of a mother and teen daughter who got themselves into a
very awkward situation. They were hiking at a place called the
Pinnacles and decided to go off track to explore. They made it about
60 metres before they got trapped on a rocky ledge above a sheer
cliff. The Rescue helicopter had to come and rescue them.

The newspaper article was called
“Detour off track sheer stupidity.”

Somebody who saw what happened told the
newspaper, “It's beyond me that anyone could be so stupid and get
themselves in that position.”

Somebody else said, “I think it was
one of those things that seemed like a good idea at the time.”

Getting off track got them into a lot
of trouble, and they could have gotten really hurt.

Walking tracks are built for a reason.
But you have to choose to stick to them.

I was listening to a preacher preach a
sermon on how people are like sheep. Sheep also like to wander off
track. A few times during the sermon he asked, “What are sheep?”
The audience answered, “Sheep are dumb.” Then the preacher asked
again, “What are we?” The audience answered, “Sheep!” “What
are sheep??!!” “Sheep are dumb!”

The Bible says

All we like sheep have gone astray;
we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on
him the iniquity of us all. Isaiah 53:6

God is not talking about going off
track on a walking path here, but about going our own way in
life–doing what we think is right. Doing things our own way. Wanting
to live “our own life.”

I was having a discussion with a guy
from Israel once. His name was Judas!:) He said he believed in God,
but he wanted to do it his own way. At breakfast time the next
morning (This guy was having breakfast with us), Dad was reading the
Bible and he must have read Isaiah 53 because I pricked up my ears
when I heard, we have turned every one to his own way. I
really hoped Judas was listening! Because his own way
will not get him to Heaven.

When
we live life in touch with God, asking him for direction and obeying
His Word, we are on track. When we start to neglect our Bibles,
forget to pray or deliberately do what we know is wrong we are like
the woman and her daughter who went off the walking track. We are
'exploring' on dangerous ground and we'll end up in trouble sooner or
later. Thankfully there is a “Rescue.” Psalms 50:15 says “And
call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou
shalt glorify me.”

Although
going our own way is 'sheer stupidity' and we get ourselves into
unnecessary trouble, God is amazingly kind to help us when we call to
Him. That is, if we do it before death. Once our time is up, it is…
too late.