* The Road to Hell is Paved with Good Intentions

Be an example to all believers in what you say, in the way you live, in your love, your faith, and your purity.

Keep a close watch on how you live and on your teaching. Stay true to what is right for the sake of your own salvation and the salvation of those who hear you.

1st Timothy 4:12b, 16 NLT

I like this story of a wayward traveler...

I'm leaving Houston, and I'm going to Los Angeles. I arrive in Florida. Someone asks, "Where are you going?"  and I tell them, "I'm going to Los Angeles."  

"Well, this is not Los Angeles."  
"I know, but I'm going to Los Angeles." and so I leave. I arrive in New York City.

Someone asks, "Where are you going?"  and I tell them, "I'm going to Los Angeles."  "Well, this is not Los Angeles."  
"I know, but I'm going to Los Angeles." and so I leave. I arrive in Tennessee.
Someone asks, "Where are you going?"  and I tell them, "I'm going to Los Angeles."  "Well, this is not Los Angeles."  "I know, but that's where I'm going." and so I leave... The traveler never gets to Los Angeles even though he kept saying that's where he was going. 

The point is that it doesn't matter that his intention was to go to Los Angeles. He never made preparation or a reservation or even a true determination to ensure his arrival there.

And in our walk on earth, we tell everyone we're going to Heaven... Is that our intention or our determination? Which "tion" is it? And what will we shun to make sure we get there?

Prayer:

Father,

        It is written that Your Word is a lamp unto our feet and a light unto our path. We cannot lose our way when the Light of Your Son directs our path. Help us to read and understand the map of life that You've given us in Scripture. Let our lives be a living epistle according to Your Word so we can lead others to You. In Jesus' Name we pray. Amen