Drive In Inspiration

Road trips from the early 60’s often included passing through little towns. Many of which had their own drive-in movie theaters. What a welcome break from the trip, to sit back and enjoy a show together as a family under the stars. The parents would often allow the kids to watch the first show, but required them to fall asleep for the second as it was often more “mature”, plus it would be getting late.

I offer you today a break from your normal trip – a drive in movie of sorts. However, this slide show is suitable for all ages, and I pray you’ll find its storyline inspirational for the road ahead. Sit back, turn up the volume on your screen and enjoy…

Post Card #8 – Our Help Draweth Nigh

Greetings from Route 66!

Octavious Winslow (1808-1878) offers us a great reminder today like a billboard advertising TRUTH! It is a sign worth reading word for word! Won’t you stop at a nearby rest area, grab a favorite drink and be encouraged by the wisdom of this pilgrim of our faith?

Are you, beloved, walking in the midst of trouble? Think not that you are alone. May your eye of faith be “anointed with fresh eye-salve,” to see One walking side by side with you, the same who walked with the three children through the fiery furnace, “whose form is like the Son of God.” Yes! Jesus is with you in your trial. Christ is with you in your trouble. The path, however strait, is not so narrow that your Lord cannot tread it with you, side by side. Your way is not so intricate that He cannot enable you to thread your steps through the labyrinth. There is room enough for you and Christ to walk together. He is with you; though, like the two disciples journeying in mournful communion one with the other to Emmaus, your eyes may be so blurred that you see Him not, yet is He traveling with you along that sad and mournful, that lone and pensive path. Christ is in your adversity- Christ is in your cross- Christ is in your burden- Christ is in your suffering- Christ is in your persecution- Christ is m your sickness- yes, Christ is at your side every step you take, and He will conduct you safely to your Father’s house. Though you walk in the midst of trouble, He will revive you.

And, Christ is with us as we travel through the pages of His Word, whether we understand it or not. He will guide us into the Truth He has for us today! Like an inspiring billboard, we certainly don’t want to miss it! Look up…Our help draweth nigh!

The Heat Is On


We have a problem with our car’s air conditioning system…two of the vents will randomly turn to heat requiring me to close the vents. Nothing is less refreshing than having hot air blown in your face on a hot, humid day! Does this make me want to park the car and walk? No, but it certainly temps me to complain and wish I had a different vehicle to drive.

I’m struck this morning with how this relates to our journey on Route 66. If we were literally traveling this road, there are segments that go directly through miles of hot, dry desert. If the air isn’t working the trip is still possible, just not nearly as comfortable.

How is your journey progressing? Do you feel uncomfortable? Irritable? like hot air is blowing in your face? Be encouraged! This is part of the journey and is not because you are not making progress. We can be tempted to believe that when things are going well and are easy then we’re certainly in God’s will. But this isn’t biblical thinking! God takes us through all sorts of terrain and weather extremes to prove the motives behind our journey.

Remember the moment you sensed God calling to follow Route 66 this year. Ask Him to remind you of the purpose and the goal of this journey and for His help in continuing to move forward. The desert can’t last forever, and we never know when an oasis of refreshment will be just around the next bend. We don’t want to miss that do we?

Weekly Assignment

We’re up to speed again with the Hebrews Study plan. What a purposeful break it has been – hearing C.J. Mahaney and Dave Harvey speak at Metro successive weeks was wonderful. If you missed hearing them – click on their names above to access the audio messages.

Read Hebrews 5:11-6:8
Read The Bible Speaks Today, pages 103-116

Our further study assignment is to begin reading, Apostasy From The Gospel, by John Owen. Below is what the back cover has to say about this helpful book:

Few subjects have received less attention from contemporary Christian writers than that of apostasy. The idea that professing Christians may prove not to be true Christians is, in many respects, too serious a prospect for our facile age. But, for John Owen, such avoidance of the issue was itself a pressing reason for writing on it at length and in great depth of spiritual analysis. His exposition is a masterpiece of penetration and discernment.