"Does not each of us confront those moments in life when faith and the
reason of the world are seemingly incompatible and we must choose
between the two? We find ourselves at a spiritual crossroad—one path
paved with the knowledge and reason of man, the other paved with faith
in God. It may come when there is a lack of funds to pay our tithing. It
may knock when the Lord calls us to a position far beyond our natural
abilities. It may be when we are called to serve at a moment of
inconvenience. It may come with the loss of a job, the death of a loved
one, or a sudden unexpected illness, but come it will. Do not all men,
at some time in their lives, face that dilemma—the reason of the world
versus faith in Jesus Christ? Moses experienced it. He had just freed
the children of Israel. He now led them on a seemingly suicidal course
direct for the Red Sea. The Egyptian armies were in hot pursuit. The
powers of reason no doubt cried out: "Veer to the left or to the right.
To proceed straight ahead is a death trap—pinned against the wall of the
Red Sea on the one side, the fast-approaching Egyptian army on the
other." But Moses was steadfast in his course. March they would,
directly toward the Red Sea. The Israelites, seeing their fate,
fearfully cried out, "It had been better for us to serve the Egyptians,
than that we should die in the wilderness" (Exodus 14:12). Moses was
alone. The power of reason and the power of the people combined against
him with a raging fury. But deep within his soul was a power that far
exceeded the powers known to man, a power that drove him on against the
world, against all seeming odds, against all that was rational and
reasonable in life. It was the power of faith. It proved to be his—and
his people's—temporal and spiritual salvation."
— The Infinite Atonement by Tad R. Callister
How very fitting! Yes, love it!
ReplyDelete