It was a dark stormy night, and little Peter had lost his way in the streets of the big city. He was crying bitterly.
A policeman saw him and asked him his name and address.
“You’re not very far from home,” he told Peter. “Go down this street eight blocks, then cross over the bridge, make a right turn and you’ll see your home.”
But Peter was hardly listening. He was cold and frightened. He was just about to turn away when he heard another voice say in a kindly tone, “Here, my boy, I’ll take you home!” A kind friendly man threw his coat over the boy’s frail little shoulders, and Peter felt his hand clasped in a big strong hand as they walked along together.
Soon Peter was safe in his warm home.
The policeman had told Peter the way to his home, but the other kind man had both shown and taken him there!
The Lord Jesus is “the way, the truth, and the life” that leads to the Father’s house above. He does not leave us to find our way there: He goes with us. If we trust Him as our Saviour, He will lead us safely to our eternal home where we shall be with Him forever.
ML-08/19/1979