The Race

Mark 1:3 (NIV)
³ "a voice of one calling in the desert, 'Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him.'"

A life without benefit of the eternal view of God and heaven has some analogy to a motor racetrack. The most striking aspect is that the course doesn’t go any where; it is often oval in design, but is a closed track. So the participants go in something like a circle, round and round. Destination is not the point, but getting there faster than anyone else.

Part of the game is getting the winning edge. The racing contraption is constantly being tweaked through increased knowledge and experience. The pit crews strive to improve their efficiency. We do things so much better than ten or a hundred years ago. We know so much more.

We gather in the stands to cheer and pass a good time. The spectacle is full of entertainment, complete with loud noise, fast action, and the theater of man pitted against man. The focus is solely on the race. The world of the small track eclipses everything else.

There is more to life than the track. There is more to life than going round in circles. Knowledge does not equate to wisdom. Knowing about gravity will not save me if I wander off a cliff. If we allow ourselves to be consumed by this race we will find that we have missed our true calling and destination in life. His path is straight.