VANTAGE POINT

VANTAGE POINT

Sunday, July 02, 2017

2Corinthians 10:5b … take every thought captive so it is obedient to Christ.

John 14:6 Jesus said, “I am the road.”

Philippians 4:4-9  Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice. Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand. Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things. Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you.

  There are places that because of the obtuse angle of intersecting roads, one cannot get a clear vantage point. We have two such places near our home. Most of the time copilot Ann is with me, and, like some CSI scene, calls out “clear!”. Other times, when alone, I must contort my aging body, twisting about to see if it is safe to move on. This is the physical, typically simple in resolution. But then there is the far more difficult at times; the non-physical; clear thinking: thinking that is clearly Biblically objective, not humanly subjective.

  The lack of clear vantage point is a recurring problem for believers in travelling The Road, self included. There are times when I think subjectively instead of objectively; doing so in spite of knowing that it is wrongheaded and hearted. Yesterday morning was just such an occasion. (Interestingly, it was not far past the two common physical spots.)

  I am not to blur or negate my vantage point by being subjective to ingrained prejudice resulting from past education and bad or good experiences previous to beginning or while being on The Road.

  Though I must admit that suddenly obscured vision is not pleasant travel, it certainly is a great attention getter, reminding me that I am not THE WORLD’S CLEARIST THINKER IN ALL OF MAN’S HISTORY, and that being on The Road I must not forgot thinking according to The Truth, and driving in harmony with The Life.  EBB4 (7/14/08)