Have you ever wondered how sailors find their way across the tossing waves? On land we can easily follow road maps whether journeying in town or across country; but at sea one wave looks just like another.
Recently some of us took a sea trip. Rising early one morning just before dawn, we saw two fishing boats making across the water toward shore.
The white beam from the lighthouse and the red light at the harbor mouth were shining brightly. Steering the fishing boats was easy work when we saw them; but what about the many miles they had traveled from the fishing grounds with no guiding light in sight?
Ah, but they had a tested chart and a good compass, and a skillful pilot who knew how to read both correctly. That was the secret of their sailing so peacefully straight to port.
What is the secret of peacefully steering straight to heaven? Why, first of all, believing in and trusting to the best of captains, the Lord Jesus Christ. To you He has committed God's holy Word, the Bible, which is an infallible chart. And He enjoins you to maintain a good conscience, which, will serve you even as a mariner's compass.
"Thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left." Isa. 30:2121And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left. (Isaiah 30:21).
If you have really believed in Jesus and accepted Him as your Savior and Lord you have begun the heavenly journey. Then by listening to His voice and obeying His Word you will have a very happy voyage by the way. Thus you will not only head for heaven somehow, but you will be able to steer straight for port!