Walking the Trail

“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.” Matthew 7:7 (NKJV) As I walked on a trail one day, I saw a footprint of an animal that was odd. I heard a cry in the nearby bush and the footprints led to the sound. I stopped to make sure the footprint was small so that whatever it was wouldn’t hurt me. I pushed open the bush. To my surprise I found a tape recorder making the sound of an animal! I felt embarrassed, and angry. I looked around to see if someone was watching but, to my relief, I didn’t see anyone. As I walked away, I couldn’t stop thinking about how I’d been tricked. My thoughts went to the Lord, and I also thought of the worst trickster, the devil. He tricked Adam and Eve into disobeying God, and believing that there was more to be had. The devil still uses this lie to trick people. As I kept walking on the trail, I was glad that we still have a choice to obey God. The door is not closed (Matt. 7:7). He sent His Son to die on the cross for us. God will keep us safe from eternal destruction. As I walked, I prayed for God’s guidance that I won’t be tricked to think there is more to be had outside of God’s will. The truth is that when Christ comes as judge, many will discover the horrible truth that they were wrong, and it will be too late to change and repent. I started to sing as I walked, knowing that the trick in the bush was just a joke, and that people still have a choice to serve God. As for me, I have made my choice, and that is to love my Lord with all my heart, and all my soul, and with all my mind. — Conrad Flett   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