“The first time I saw her,
I fell in love. She was a beauty. Sleek. Clean. Radiant. As soon as I spied the
1962 Ford Thunderbird at the used-car lot, her shiny exterior and killer
interior beckoned me. I knew this was the car for me. So I plunked down $800
and purchased my very first car.
But there was a problem lurking inside my prized possession. A few
months after I bought my T-Bird, it suddenly became particular about which way
I could go. It allowed me to go forward, but I couldn’t go backward. It had no
reverse”. ( D.B. – american writer)
Although
not having reverse is a problem in a car, sometimes it’s good for us to be a
little like old T-Bird. We need to keep going forward—without the possibility
of putting life into reverse. In our walk with Jesus, we need to refuse to go
backward. Paul said it simply: We need to “press toward the goal” (Phil. 3:14).
Perhaps
the children of Israel could have used my T-Bird’s transmission. We read in
Exodus 16 that they were in danger of putting life into reverse. Despite the
many miracles God had performed, they longed for Egypt and failed to trust that
He could guide them forward.
We need
to keep moving ahead in our walk with God. Don’t back up. Look forward. Press
on.
When
facing a crisis, trust God and move forward. (RBC)
