MORNING MANNA 8-24-23
FINDING THE FACTS
Several years ago I read the following story in Steve Farrar’s book “Point Man”:The photographer for a national magazine was assigned to shoot a great forest fire. He was told that a small plane would be waiting to take him over the fire. He arrived at the airstrip just an hour before sundown. Sure enough the Cessna was waiting. He jumped in with his equipment and shouted, “Let’s go!” The pilot swung the plane into the wind and soon they were in the air. “Fly over the north side of the fire,” said the photographer, “and make several low-level passes.” “Why?” asked the nervous pilot. “Because I’m going to take pictures!” retorted the photographer. “I’m a photographer, and photographers take pictures.” After a long pause, the pilot replied. “You mean, you’re not the instructor?”
That humorous story illustrates something that’s not funny. Many people jump on board with someone or something without thinking about it first. They commit some act, embrace some doctrine, unite with some religion, or join with some church without thinking it through first.
The Bible tells us to “Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established “.(Prov.4:26). Yet many grope through life like blind men. They give no serious thought to their actions, other than whether or not it pleases them. And sadder still is the fact that such foolishness hurts others as well as ourselves.
The old adage “Look before you leap” is good advice. If we are wise we will make our decisions in the light of God’s Word and after prayer. So, before you make a choice consider the consequences, lest you endanger yourself.- HDS
David Stone
Lakeway Baptist Church
Humble, Tx.
