Sunday, January 25, 2015 Good morning, Read: 1Samuel 2:3-5 WHO IS YOUR CAPTAIN? “Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honour is humility” (Proverbs 18:12). Disaster always results when we try to build ourselves up by minimizing the worth of others. A boy who became a sailor while very young rose rapidly in the profession and was soon made captain of a ship. At the end of one voyage, he was approaching land when a passenger who was familiar with maritime procedures asked if he intended to anchor and call for some help in entering the harbor. “Not I!” said the captain. “I am my own pilot. I expect to be in dock with the morning tide.” Determined to reach port by morning, he took a narrow channel to shorten the distance. His crew of able seamen just shook their heads, aware of imminent danger. Passengers hoped he would take a wider course. He laughed at all of them and repeated his prediction to be on land by daybreak. He was too self-inflated even to check the compass. Indeed, he was on land before daybreak. But his vessel was wrecked, and his own life was lost because of his wilful pride. Our voyage through time and into eternity is too tempestuous to attempt without God’s help. Unless the Lord Jesus is our Captain, we will never make it safely to the heavenly shore. Let Christ alone determine the course we take. Prayer: Jesus Saviour, You are the Captain of my Salvation; pilot me over life’s tempestuous sea – Amen.
Posted on: Sun, 25 Jan 2015 09:18:51 +0000