Read the Signs

     Almost every day I travel the same 8.5 miles home from Fort Gibson. I have done so for the last four years. I see the things around me but I do not pay too much attention to them. Today I paid attention to the signs. There were so many that I barely could count them. There were signs advertising business, signs about Jesus at churches, speed limit signs, one way signs, street signs, stop signs, buried pipe signs, warning signs on personal properties, ranch signs, election signs, county signs, etc. Actually, there were 275 signs that I could count.
     Though we often ignore them, can you imagine not having signs? How would we find our way around? How would we know how fast we could drive? How would we know how much we will pay for gas? How would we know not to go down a one way street? How would we know when we are in danger? It would be a very confusing, chaotic, unsure, dangerous place to live without signs.
     God gives us signs and directions to follow to live an abundant life in Jesus. However, many times we may read them but we really do not apply them. When we don’t we live with uncertainty, danger, confusion, and chaos. His word and the Holy Spirit are our signs of life. Isn’t it time we pay attention to them and really read and follow them? If God gives us directions, shouldn’t we follow them?

God is fair and just; He corrects the misdirected, sends them in the right direction. He gives the rejects his hand, and leads them step-by-step. From now on every road you travel will take you to God. Follow the Covenant signs; Read the charted directions

Psalms 25:8-10