Are You Going the Wrong Way?    
 

by Eric Reynolds

 

Yesterday a friend of mine shared a news story from China about a man who rode a bike for 30 days in the wrong direction. He was trying to go home, but ended up much farther away before he was stopped by some policemen. When they figured out where he was trying to go, they chipped in to buy him a ticket home. Can you imagine the frustration he must have felt when he realized he had traveled all that time going the wrong way? He said he had been given bad directions. Spiritually speaking, how many people think they are traveling home, but are headed the wrong way? Fairly often I hear people say or post things that are not consistent with what the Bible teaches. Many have been given bad directions and appear to be traveling down the wrong path. But I confess it is very difficult for me to know how to point this out. Surely we would all like to be like the police officers who helped the man get to his destination, but that wouldn’t be possible without first convincing him he was going the wrong way. When it comes to spiritual matters, the general reaction seems to be either: “who are you to say I’m going the wrong way?” or “it doesn’t matter, any path will do.” Even if it were true that “all roads lead to Rome,” so to speak, you’d still have to be traveling the right direction. So let me put this out there: First of all, I want to be on the right path. If I’m traveling the wrong way, I hope someone will be kind enough to tell me. Secondly, I’d love the opportunity to help others find the way. If any of you would like to discuss spiritual matters, I’ll make myself available any way I can. If I can do nothing more than help us read the map together, I’ll be glad to do so. “There is a way that seems right to a man, But its end is the way of death.” (Prov 14:12)         Other Articles by Eric Reynolds Keep It Between the Ditches Satan's Blinders Problems Concerning Material Prosperity A Godly Man in Wicked Surroundings Attitudes Towards the Weak The Booing Spectators Two Men Disagree With the Preacher     For Past Auburn Beacons go to: www.aubeacon.com/Bulletins.htm   Anyone can join the mailing list for the Auburn Beacon! Send your request to: larryrouse@aubeacon.com