Carried by the Wind

“That we should no longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine.” Ephesians 4:14 (NKJV) An Inuit man told me how he and his friend, while they were fishing, suddenly found themselves adrift on ice. The ice had broken off closer to land. Early in the winter the ice on Hudson Bay does not cover the whole area. It breaks up with the wind and then freezes again. The ice surface is very rough. These two men were fishing when they noticed that they were slowly drifting away from land. They rushed back, but the crack was already too wide to cross. For a day and a night, they drifted out to sea. Then by the mercy of God the wind shifted and brought them back to land. The Bible tells us to grow spiritually into maturity and not to be “carried about with every wind of doctrine.” Like these men on the ice who had to go whichever direction the wind was blowing, believers who are not going by the Word of God are also carried about by all kinds of teaching and experiences that are not in line with God’s Word. Sometimes teachings from the Bible are twisted to fit into the wrong thinking of a person. God wants us to take His Word as the source from which we get guidance in our Christian walk. If we ask, the Holy Spirit will give us understanding as we read God’s Word. We should ask ourselves, am I getting my directions from God through His Word or am I listening to everyone who comes along? Am I allowing the Holy Spirit to be my teacher? Dear Lord, I pray that You will give me understanding and direction from Thy Word. – Bill Jackson   Council Fire is a collaboration with Intertribal Life Ministries and Native Evangelical Fellowship of Canada. The Council Fire Daily Devotional Book Set is available on the Intertribal Life Ministries website. Learn more about Council Fire at councilfire365.org