Topics:<\/b> Guidance; Jesus Christ; Leading of the Holy Spirit<\/p>\n
References:<\/b> Exodus 13:21\u201322; Psalm 23:1\u20133; John 10:11\u201318<\/p>\n
Bob, my father-in-law, hunts deer every fall in the mountains of California. A number of farmers and ranchers in the area are willing to let individuals or small groups hunt on their property\u2014if the hunters ask permission and show respect for the land.<\/p>\n
Last year my father-in-law asked if he might drive through a certain gate and do some hunting in the evening. The rancher gave Bob a thoughtful look and said, \u201cYeah, you can come on the land. But you\u2019d better let me ride with you in the truck for a while. I want to show you some things.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bob could have argued, but he didn\u2019t. So the pair drove through the gate onto the ranch. They had been skimming across a wide, seemingly featureless field when the rancher suddenly said, \u201cYou\u2019d better slow down.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bob pulled his foot off the accelerator. There was no deer. As far as he could see, there were no creeks, gullies, or fences. Just a wide pasture stretching out to the dusky foothills.<\/p>\n
\u201cPark right here,\u201d the rancher said. \u201cWant to show you something.\u201d<\/p>\n
They got out of the truck in the cool, mountain air and began walking. Then the rancher put his hand on Bob\u2019s shoulder and said, \u201cLook up ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n
My father-in-law stopped dead in his tracks. Cleaving at right angles across their path\u2014and across the pasture as far as he could see in both directions\u2014was a yawning, black tear in the surface of the earth. The crack was probably thirty feet across. Peering over the edge, the hair on Bob\u2019s neck bristled. The sheer, rock-ribbed sides of the great volcanic fissure plunged to unknown depths. Cold, still air seemed to exhale from the blackness below.<\/p>\n
Walking back to the truck, Bob marveled at how difficult it was to see the fissure from just yards away. He smiled. Having a guide wasn\u2019t such a bad thing. He had a new appreciation for a man who knew the terrain\u2014and where to park the truck.<\/p>\n
\u2014Larry Libby, No Matter What<\/i>, No Matter Where<\/i> (WaterBrook, 2000)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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