Some surveyors were sent to a remote mountain to map the terrain. Everyday they would go forth over the rugged hills and every night, returned to their camp. Frequently, they were joined by an old shepherd who enjoyed the companionship of their fire. One evening, the old shepherd insisted that he would accompany the surveyors the next day so they would not become lost. Feeling fairly sure of themselves after so long, they asked why he felt that he needed to go along. The shepherd quietly repeated, "I must go with you." Still puzzled, the surveyors again described their many hikes through the mountains and their familiarity with the area after many days. Yet again, the shepherd insisted, "I know the mountains like the back of my hand." Somewhat exasperated, the surveyors replied, "We now have a map of the area." And the shepherd responded, "But there is no fog on your map." The two "experts" went up the mountain early the next morning by themselves. Soon a thick fog encircled them and led them astray. They wandered literally over hill and dale growing increasingly exhausted. Suddenly out of the fog, the shepherd appeared beside them and led them home, through the fog. Adapted from Guidepost Devotional, July 1981, by Steve Morrison, Tacoma, Washington
Christ is our shepherd who leads us in the dark and in the fog of life. He’s the light along the way. Christ cares for us. God cares for you. His love is expressed in tangible ways. He knows us in our problems, our hurts and weaknesses. We cannot hide these things from God. He knows what we say, what we do. No matter how hard we try, if we really love God there is no escaping His presence or help in times of lostness.
Are you lost in the fog of life? No matter how lost or dark it may get in life He’s been there in the darkness on the cross. He was there when the skies went black over His soul, as He took upon Himself our black and dark sins. He identifies with our pain, aloneness and darkness. He has the strong hand to lead you in life, to hold us fast through the darkness and the struggles of life. Jesus says in John 8:12 “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.”
