Map In the Sky

Scripture References: Job 37:22; Matthew 16:2

Ancient Polynesian mariners traveled thousands of oceanic miles with only a knowledge of sea currents, sea creatures, and the heavenly bodies to guide them. Columbus’ men knew a large land mass existed somewhere ahead of them many days before sighting land when sea birds known to live near shore and the flotsam of dead vegetation and trees drifted in the swells. The early mariners exploring in Arctic and Antarctic waters preferred an overcast to a clear sky when sailing in unknown seas. It would unfailingly mirror what lay beneath it, forming a map in the sky. On the clouds, ice or snow would show white, and open water or land areas, black.

The Bible provides a “map of the sky” for believers. We can determine the danger or safety of any activity, belief, or relationship by seeing its reflection against God’s Word. Invariably, the pure shows white, and everything else, black.

Courtesy of Speaker’s Sourcebook of New Illustrations by Virgil Hurley © 1995 by Word, Incorporated.
Unless otherwise noted, Scripture taken from the New King James Version®, NKJV © 1982 by Thomas Nelson.
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