One night I was driving alone on a lonely highway beside a large lake. It had been a clear night with good visibility until I ran into a thick bank of fog that was drifting in off the water.
The fog was so thick that I could not see a thing, not even the white line down the middle of the road. There were no other cars on the road ahead of me to follow. My headlights only made it worse, because the fog reflected the light right back into my eyes. I was driving very slowly since I was not sure where I was going.
Suddenly I felt the car go off the edge of the road onto the gravel. I stopped, got out and discovered that I was right at the edge of a steep embankment. If I had gone any farther my front wheels would have gone over the edge, and I would not have been able to get out.
Getting back into the car, I wondered what I should do. If I stayed where I was I could easily be hit by another car. Yet, if I went on I might not see any danger in front of me in time. Either way, it looked like I was going to have to spend a long time getting out of the fog.
There are so many people today who are walking around as if they were in a thick fog. They think they know where they are going, but they really do not. They think that everything is all right between them and God, but they are actually on their way to an eternity away from God in that awful place called hell. These people are described in the Bible as those “In whom the god of this world [Satan] hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.” 2 Corinthians 4:44In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them. (2 Corinthians 4:4).
Are you wandering around in this fog? You are if the “light of the glorious gospel of Christ” has not shone on you. The gospel is the good news that the Lord Jesus Christ died on the cross for sinners. It is the good news that all who believe in Him can know that their sins are washed away in His precious blood. There on the cross He was punished by God for the sins of all who will accept Him as their Saviour. That blood which flowed out of His side when pierced by a spear can wash us clean. “The blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanseth us from all sin.” 1 John 1:77But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin. (1 John 1:7). Won’t you accept Him as your Saviour now so that you also can be turned from darkness to light.
As I sat in my car, I asked the Lord Jesus to guide me as to what I should do. I did not know where I was; I did not want to stay there until the fog lifted, but I could not see to go ahead.
Suddenly a strange thing happened. Through the window beside me peered the face of a young boy. He was holding a flashlight in his hand.
“May I help you?” he asked politely.
“Help me?” I questioned. “How can you help me? The fog is too bad.”
“Oh, I think I can,” he said. “We can see using my flashlight.”
I looked at his flashlight and wondered. It was just a small light with a very faint beam.
“My big headlights don’t do any good,” I explained, “so how can you help me with your little light?”
“You just follow me,” he said. “I’ll follow the edge of the road using my light, and you can shine your headlights on my back and follow me. I think we’ll make it.”
“Well, I’m not sure it will work,” I said, “but I’m willing to give it a try.”
He walked ahead with his light, and I followed him. Straining my eyes as hard as I could, I kept them focused on the jacket of that boy as he slowly followed the edge of the road, shining his flashlight ahead of him.
On and on we traveled slowly together. I don’t know how far it was, but it may have been more than a mile. Then suddenly the air cleared. We had left the worst of the fog bank behind.
Stopping the car, I rolled down the window to thank the boy and to offer him some money for helping me. But he was not there—he had disappeared! I wondered if maybe he had gone back to help someone else through the fog.
Since then I have thought about this boy, and thanked God for helping me through the fog in such an unexpected way.
The Lord Jesus said of Himself, “I am the light of the world: he that followeth Me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.” John 8:1212Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life. (John 8:12). If I had refused the help of the boy’s light, I could not have made it through the fog by myself. If you refuse the “light” of the Lord Jesus Christ, you will be lost in your sins forever without any way of escape.
The light of the gospel may not seem like a very bright light, but it is the Person, the Lord Jesus, who is important. He has already done all that is needed for you to be saved. All you have to do is believe. Admit to yourself and to God that you are a helpless sinner and need a Saviour. Then accept Him as the One who has “come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on Me should not abide in darkness.” John 12:4646I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness. (John 12:46).
I had kept my eyes focused on the boy who guided me through the fog. If we keep our eyes focused on the Lord Jesus Christ and His Word, the Bible, He will guide us through the fog of this world to His home above. Accept Him now as your Saviour and Guide.
ML-09/25/1983