“Classic Travel Stories.” Perhaps
it sounds like an interesting book. Certainly, a book that includes
an assemblage of true stories from a variety of journeys in numerous
different places is sure to have excitement on every page.
This is exactly what I thought when I
picked up the book and started wading through it. The stories ranged
from Xenephon’s journey from Persia to Greece, to Robert Fallon
Scott’s disastrous attempt on the South Pole. All were very
interesting indeed, yet I found something distinctly lacking.
You see, I found that the stories of
the journeys themselves did not assuage my desire to know what these
various individuals did upon reaching their goals. The journey is
really only a means to an end.
I know this from my own life. I do
not enjoy traveling, I enjoy getting places. I hate the hours that are often necessary to
reach a given destination. If it were possible to teleport from one
location to another and skip the travels completely, I would gladly
take advantage of such an option.
Unfortunately, in life, many people
believe that the goal is not nearly as important as the journey
itself. Yet, a journey without a goal; travels without an intended
end are worthless.
The writer of Hebrews made it clear in
chapter 12, that our focus is not on the race, but on the finish
line. "Therefore, ...let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, fixing our eye on Jesus..." Somehow, in spite of all the obstacles, we must arrive in
glory with Him.
Life is a journey; one made either
aimlessly or in a goal directed fashion. It is only as we fix our
eyes on Jesus and make Him the focal point of our travels that our
goal of eternity with Him will be realized.
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