Like a master surveyor, Jesus gives us clear directions to find a fulfilling, purpose-filled relationship with Himself - a map to the Way, the Truth, and the Life. Charted is a daily devotional written by the junior class at Fountainview Academy (Class of 2019). Based on the book Steps to Christ, this book explores the path to the Originator and Provider of Genuine Joy. We don't have to be confused about the way. The certainty is in the journey: divinely Charted.
This was the one great object of His life. Everything else was
secondary and subservient. It was His meat and drink to do the will of
God and to finish His work. Self and self-interest had no part in His
labor. – Steps to Christ, pg. 78
“Look out!” the piercing warning spun me wildly around to
see a squash flying with astonishing momentum towards my face.
I quickly caught it while balancing on the trailer I was riding. After I
rolled the precious produce into its bin, I faced the oncoming hailstorm
of vegetables. Hours of spinning back and forth left me dizzy, and
I spun around once more to absorb another squash with my head.
But nothing else mattered; we had to finish harvesting. The sun had
already begun to abandon the field; we were running out of time.
“Full! Let’s move!” someone shouted as the tractor that I had
been filling began to roll away. Tumbling from the heights of the trailer,
a mob of eager workers proceeded to the next waiting tractor.
For several hours, my entire school had been working
desperately to save a field of squash from becoming a graveyard of
frozen produce. Dinner, music class, and even free-time had been
ignored in the face of the oncoming disaster: the frost. Time was short,
and nothing seemed as important as the harvest.
Another field sits ready for our labor, but our opportunity to
harvest it is almost over. Time is short; the world will not last much
longer, and I must be desperate to finish the harvest.