The Compass.
I remember as a child being given my first ever compass. I was totally mystified at how this little needle would always point in the same direction no matter which way I turn the compass around. I would give the compass a shake to try and confuse it but it always ended up pointing the same direction again. In my teenage years I learned how to properly read a map and compass. I was shown how to read the symbols on a map and how to orientate the compass and map together. This is knowledge that I have retained to this day. We stand and look around at our surroundings and all we can see is as far as the horizon. But a map has the ability to show us what is beyond our horizons. And when used in conjunction with the compass it can tell us what direction we need to go. My Bible can only tell me what I need to do. But it’s Jesus, my compass, who tells me why I need to do it. My knowledge of the Bible and the history of Jesus has always been my spiritual compass. No matter what difficulties I f...