The Right Road

"Jason, are you sure we're on the right road?" asked Mom, sounding worried. The family was driving through rugged mountains with tall trees on each side. The road was becoming narrower, and they hadn't seen any cars or houses for quite a while."Well, I was sure this was the right road," Dad answered. "But now I'm beginning to wonder. I thought we would be at the campsite by now. Let's look at the map on my phone." While Dad stopped the car, Mom pulled up the map. Then they both studied the screen. "Here's the town where we bought gas," Dad said, pointing to a spot on the map. "And here's where we want to go." He moved his fingers across the screen to zoom in. "Oh no!" he exclaimed. "I thought the campground was on this road, but there's a turnoff here. We'll have to go back."In the back seat, Jonathan and Stella looked at each other and groaned. "We're tired!" complained Jonathan. "We've been driving so long already!""Yeah," said Stella. "This vacation isn't starting out very well!""Oh, come on, now," said Mom. "We've had a good time today, and it won't take very long to go back."When they finally reached the campground, Dad and the kids set up the tent while Mom made sandwiches. How good they tasted! When they were finished, Dad took out his phone. "There's one more thing we need to do before we go to sleep," he said, hitting a small Bible icon on the screen. "I made a big mistake today when I didn't look at the map soon enough. When I did check it, we got back on track. And much like a map, the Bible is our guide through life. It shows us our need for Jesus and how we can have a relationship with Him, and it helps us know more about Him and how He wants us to live as God's children. If we neglect it, we may find ourselves going in the wrong direction in our lives--and that's a much bigger mistake. Let's read the Bible together now and ask God to use it to guide us in our walk with Jesus." -Beverly Kenniston