Hilldale Church of Christ

Recently, while on a first-time visit to a city very different
from Clarksville, my wife and I wanted to experience as much of
that culture as possible in our limited amount of time. Thus, after
spending an afternoon of sightseeing, we began walking from our
hotel to find a restaurant that would give us the “local flavor” for
dinner. After covering the area, we settled on a restaurant about
half a block from the hotel thinking it would then be easy to find
our way back for the night. We set out to walk back to the hotel
planning to stop at the restaurant. But, finding our way back
proved much more difficult than we had anticipated. We had
been doing what we wanted to do, enjoying the sights and sounds
so much that we had not been careful to look for the landmarks
that would keep us on track. And now, we had lost our way---the
hotel was not in sight.

That experience was a reminder that the same thing can
happen spiritually. Our time on earth is limited, yet, we have
enough time to lose our way. We can become so involved in what
seems to be such a good thing that we focus only on what we think
will help us achieve our goal. We forget to keep God’s landmarks
as our top priority. We can become so intent on our interests that
we even resent anyone actually suggesting that we really need to
be able to give an answer to those who ask us for scriptural authority
for our practices. One can ignore the question and pursue
the desired goal without justification. But the result will be as in
the physical case; we end up losing our way. No matter how
much good we think we are accomplishing, if it is not in accord
with God’s word, we are still lost.
Thus says the Lord:

“Stand in the ways and see,
and ask for the old paths,
where the good way is,
and walk in it.
Then you will find rest for your souls.”

Jeremiah 6:16

Hilldale Church of Christ
501 Highway 76
Clarksville, TN 37043-5392

Office: (931) 647-5264
Fax: (931) 647-8685
Child Care: (931) 920-3931
E-mail: hilldalecoc@bellsouth.net
Web address: www.hilldalecc.org

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Deacon of the Month
September 2009
Tony Goodwin
Deacon's Cell: 615-584-9082