Fall days in New England are glorious. When the leaves are starting to turn, the cool weather invites one to get out of the house and fill one’s lungs with the freshest oxygen in the world. The invitation was all that one bicycler needed. Before leaving home he put fresh batteries in his GPS, turned on the tracking feature, and tucked it into his pocket. After an exhilarating two hours he returned home, plugged the GPS into his computer and clicked the download button. The most marvelous thing occurred on the computer screen. A map appeared of the forest with a yellow line detailing his exact journey with all its twists and turns.
A marvelous promise is found in Psalms 121. Verses 7 and 8 say, “The Lord will keep you from all harm—he will watch over your life; the Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.”
If a small, pocket-sized, electronic device with two penlight batteries can track and save the wanderings of a lone bicycler in the forest, it is surely not stretch of the imagination to understand how an infinite God who sees all can do exactly what He promises. He will watch over you both now and forevermore. What comfort!
Written by Roger Bothwell in October 2002
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