"You can gauge the size of a ship that has passed out of site by the huge wake it leaves behind." Philip Yancey
Growing up I used to go camping with my family near Cranfield where we would always bring a couple of canoes. I used to love doing this, usually accompanied by my dad where we had fun, often catching the wake causes by a boat & riding the waves as far as they would take us. It remains a fond memory!
In human history the largest 'wake' was caused by Jesus, this is seen everywhere & even our calendar reflects His legacy, splitting history in two - A.D. or B.C.
When I read the above quote by Yancey my initial thoughts ran to the canoeing experience of riding the wake, and it's there I want to go in this post. Simply, wouldn't it be great to get ourselves into the wake that was caused by Christ & ride it to wherever it takes us.
To be free of the worries of 'where will I go' or 'what will I do' & simply let this wake of Christ drive us along.
I know it's not quite as simple as all that, but I definitely think that if we were to immerse ourselves where this wake is deepest, our lives would take on a whole new perspective. We would be driven by His Word, in love & obedience to Christ. Directed in His will to where He would take us & we would know that driving or 'filling' of the Spirit that drives us along much like wind in a sail or the waves on a canoe.
Jesus influence runs deepest upon our lives when we come to Him in the Bible & with prayer. His Word reveals His will & His Word will be a driving force that directs & shapes our lives if we delve into its overwhelming power that will pick us up & carry us along.
In Colossians 1:9 Paul talked of being 'filled' with the knowledge of God's will, this filling speaks of your life being 'governed by'; 'controlled by'; 'unable to get away from'; 'always influenced by' & being ruled by' the will of God, which is found clearest in God's Word.
Lets get in deep & let the wake of the greatest ship that has ever touched the shores of humanity carry our lives to the shores of His great Kingdom!
Growing up I used to go camping with my family near Cranfield where we would always bring a couple of canoes. I used to love doing this, usually accompanied by my dad where we had fun, often catching the wake causes by a boat & riding the waves as far as they would take us. It remains a fond memory!
In human history the largest 'wake' was caused by Jesus, this is seen everywhere & even our calendar reflects His legacy, splitting history in two - A.D. or B.C.
When I read the above quote by Yancey my initial thoughts ran to the canoeing experience of riding the wake, and it's there I want to go in this post. Simply, wouldn't it be great to get ourselves into the wake that was caused by Christ & ride it to wherever it takes us.
To be free of the worries of 'where will I go' or 'what will I do' & simply let this wake of Christ drive us along.
I know it's not quite as simple as all that, but I definitely think that if we were to immerse ourselves where this wake is deepest, our lives would take on a whole new perspective. We would be driven by His Word, in love & obedience to Christ. Directed in His will to where He would take us & we would know that driving or 'filling' of the Spirit that drives us along much like wind in a sail or the waves on a canoe.
Jesus influence runs deepest upon our lives when we come to Him in the Bible & with prayer. His Word reveals His will & His Word will be a driving force that directs & shapes our lives if we delve into its overwhelming power that will pick us up & carry us along.
In Colossians 1:9 Paul talked of being 'filled' with the knowledge of God's will, this filling speaks of your life being 'governed by'; 'controlled by'; 'unable to get away from'; 'always influenced by' & being ruled by' the will of God, which is found clearest in God's Word.
Lets get in deep & let the wake of the greatest ship that has ever touched the shores of humanity carry our lives to the shores of His great Kingdom!
