Years ago, our daughter’s class went on a two-day survival trip into the middle of Grizz country. We (of course) volunteered to go along. Some of the kids felt great on the bus, and setting up camp, but when the trek began into the wild, fear set in.
Our Guide began by telling us he grew up in this country and knows it like the back of his hand. He showed us how to find food all around us, by knowing roots, berries, and edible shrubs. He showed us how to stay warm through the night without a tent, and even how to naturally “crock pot” grouse with wild herbs.
He showed us trees for medicine, and how to be alert for Grizzly who are extremely stealthy in tracking their prey. He gave us brilliant tips for surviving a bear attack – and warned against the modern idiocy of rolling yourself up like a free hamburger on the trail. Then, to top it all off, he showed the kids how to find gold and took them gold-panning.
By the end of that first day, everyone there, adults included, felt a sense of calm and peace, not because of our knowledge of survival, but because of the expertise of our excellent Guide.
Life holds the same lesson. Grace and peace are never found in this world by trusting in ourselves but are the wonderful by-products of growing in the knowledge of our Great Shepherd…
“Grace and peace be multiplied to you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord, according as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who has invited us to glory and virtue…” (2 Peter 1:2,3).
He’ll see us safely Home.
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