path. Then he pointed to a patch of snow over which the fellow had intend ed to walk. He showed him that it was a mere crust of ice covering over a great crevasse, opening into the deep recesses of the glacier. His fool-hardy short cut would have ended in disaster. There is an interesting parallel here for our own lives. Whether we realize it or not, a similar peril besets the believer’s pathway. We, too, at times may feel that our Guide is too slow, taking us along unnecessa/ry detours. We can’t seem to understand His leading. We look for bright and sunny days when times of clouds oppress us. Sick ness and suffering On the surface seem like such wasteful detours. Can you see the end from the beginning as He can? “Trust in the Lord with all thine heart and lean not unto thine own under standing; In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths.”
NECESSARY DETOURS Some year8 ago, when Dr. James McConkey, a well-known Bible teacher, was crossing Europe, he paused in Switzerland to see the majestic beauty of the country side. He joined a group of tourists who were going on a moun tain hike, led by a competent guide. It was amazing to him to see the narrow paths and icy gorges which had to be traversed. In one area especially, the Alpine guide seemed to take them on a wide and unnecessary detour. One fellow, who by now was pretty well tired out, saw no reason for the extra steps and decided to take a short cut, going straight across, instead of fol lowing around with the guide. Realiz ing the man’s danger, the guide fran tically rushed back and with a flying tackle brought him down and pulled him back across the glacier to the
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Pictured above is the TwinLakesBaptistChurch in Santa Cruz, California. Dr. Roy Kraft, a Biotagraduate, is pastorof thechurch.
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