10 Who among you fears the Lord
and obeys the voice of his servant?
Let him who walks in darkness
and has no light
trust in the name of the Lord
and rely on his God.
Isaiah 50:10 (ESV)
Last weekend Kristi, Roxie, and I went camping at Mount Magazine in Arkansas. We had a great time. (Visit http://martinscamp.blogspot.com/ for pictures of the trip.)
On Thursday night, Roxie and I decided to take a walk. I quickly realized that with no street lights, Git N Go Signs, and car headlights it gets pretty dark at night. But we were doing okay on the campground roads. Then we decided to go off road and hike one of the many tree-covered trails.
Dark reached a whole other level. Roxie's sense of alert heightened. Rustling of underbrush in the distance. The remembrance of the sign at the campsite, "Bears in the area. Keep all food in cars at night." Needless to say, Roxie and I made it but a short distance down the trail before we turned and scurried back to the road.
The unknown is frightening. Dark is scary. Opossum noises can conjure up an image of a black bear. We want to know what is our there. What lurks around the next curve?
Reality is that none of can know next week, tomorrow, or even what will happen the next 60 seconds of our life. Luckily for us, God knows. God plans. God directs.
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