Safe Indicator!

Recently while maintaining the 55 miler per hour speed limit driving on a state highway, my speedometer needle suddenly sprang up past 90 and back down and then up again. My speed had not gone up, but the speedometer connection began to do some crazy things. The needle finally settled down and began registering a steady speed. However, when I did slow down coming into a small town along the way, I could tell by the gauge showing my engine RPM’s in relation to the gear I knew I was in that I was actually at that time going faster than what the speedometer was indicating. When I began moving along with other traffic I decided the speedometer reading was about 15 miles per hour lower than what the actual speed was. However, such a conclusion was dependent on the traffic -- to which I was making the comparison -- going the proper speed limit. It was not until I used my GPS unit (which also shows miles per hour) that I was able to confirm the speedometer was indicating pretty close to 15 miles under the actual speed. Knowing this, I was able to travel without fear of being pulled over for speeding.

Paul cautioned those at Corinth. . .
“Not that we dare to classify or compare ourselves with some of those who are commending themselves. But WHEN THEY MEASURE THEMSELVES BY ONE ANOTHER AND COMPARE THEMSELVES WITH ONE ANOTHER, THEY ARE WITHOUT UNDERSTANDING.” ( 2 Corinthians 10:12 ESV)

When we think about living our lives, what we have allowed to GAUGE our pace is important to consider. GAUGING our life action merely in comparison with other human beings is not always a safe indicator. Like my GPS utilizing satellite readings from above to reveal true position and speed of movement, so it is that we need to look above to God for properly GAUGING our pace as we travel through life.

John warned. . .
“EVERYONE WHO GOES ON AHEAD AND DOES NOT ABIDE IN THE TEACHING OF CHRIST, DOES NOT HAVE GOD. Whoever abides in the teaching has both the Father and the Son.” ( 2 John 9 ESV)

The lives of some may be characterized as going nowhere fast. Are we guilty of racing ahead at times? Have we at other times been guilty of going too slow so as to impede progress of ourselves and others? Let us be mindful of GAUGING the movement of our life by the standard God provides. Even our Lord’s pace was set from above. (i.e. John 2:4; John 13:1; John 17:1; Galatians 4:4-5) May our life be properly regulated through continuing to “abide in the teaching of Christ.”

Have a great day LIVING LIFE GAUGED BY GOD’S GUIDANCE!
Carl

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