Charted

What is Charted?

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.

It is impossible for us, of ourselves, to escape from the pit of sin in
which we are sunken. – Steps to Christ, pg. 18
Sunlight seeped through the thin walls of the tent, gently
urging my sleepy lids open. Yawning and stretching luxuriously like
a sun-bathed cat, I pried my eyes open—or at least attempted to.
Suddenly, I made a revolutionary discovery: one eye remained shut!
“I can’t see!” I exclaimed to my tent-mates in shock. Gasps
of horror escaped from their lips as they rushed to my side and
examined my swollen-shut eye in panic. Scampering out into the icy
air, Kristen scuttled barefoot to retrieve a dean, begging for charcoal
to use as a poultice for my affliction. And who was the culprit of my
misfortune? It was none other than the “abominable mosquito of the
north.” Apparently, I had an intense allergic reaction to a mosquito
bite. Hovering around me like bees at a hive, my “nurses” worked their
magic. Ripping Cheyenne’s first aid kid from her hands, Elisabeth
dug into it furiously in search of a cream that could be used for
inflammation reduction; she came up empty-handed.
Finally, like a waft of fresh air, Hannah came to the rescue
with a charcoal poultice. Wrapping and rewrapping my head until I
resembled a mummified pirate, they laid me down and labeled me
an invalid, bringing food to me as if the mosquito bite on my eye had
somehow affected my ability to walk.
While huddling in my warm sleeping bag that afternoon, I
couldn’t help but wonder: What if the sin in my life is like that allergic
reaction? When sin carries out its evil plan in my life, my eyes become
blind to the love and forgiveness God is so ready to offer me. I am
oblivious and soon become satisfied with my own sinful state. By
allowing God to anoint my eyes with His ointment and bandage my
wounds, my eyes are opened to see myself as I truly am: a sickly
sinner in need of His healing care.