“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)
