A compass sits abandoned on an old commercial fishing boat. When operational, it worked beautifully guiding crews through perilous waters, showing them the way home. When not used and maintained, it became useless.

We too have a compass available to guide and lead us through perilous times. God will indeed show us the way if we allow Him. Many, unfortunately, do not use His help; they feel that they can manage the route making life-decisions without a clear understanding of their direction.

People have tried this forever. God lead the Israelites, for example, out of Egypt and slavery, on a route to the Promised Land. They rebelled against God, however, grumbled, and lost faith in God’s direction. The author of Deuteronomy (probably Moses) recorded these actions in Chapter 1:33 (NIV): “…you did not trust in the Lord your God, who went ahead of you on your journey, in fire by night and in a cloud by day, to search out places for you to camp and to show you the way you should go”.

I suspect that the captain of this boat uses GPS technology instead of this old compass, but we do not have that luxury in life. Our dependence upon God through prayer and faith has not changed. Just as the Israelites needed God’s guidance in 1406 B.C., we need it today. There is no new technology that replaces God in charting the way for us.

I Found Him…aboard an old commercial fishing boat.