Cedric was walking along a country road.
He was a stranger in a strange land.
His car had broken down about five miles back. He walked in the direction he had
been driving in hopes of finding help.
He was feeling a little lost. Having never traveled this way before, he knew where
he wanted to go, but was not sure of all the turns he would have to make to get there.
And now, the car breaking down, was the topper.
As he walked he came to a fork in the road.
This was real country at this juncture. Neither road was paved. Their surface
was hardened soil.
The one road was deeply rutted. A channel was cut out on either side, evidence of
the passage of many tires and wheels. The other road was smooth, and level.
Cedric had a decision to make.
He deducted that the road with the ruts had a lot of traffic. "It must
get a lot of use," Cedric reasoned looking at the ruts.
Then there was the other road, "Obviously this is the road less traveled,"
Cedric said out loud to himself.
He choose the road less traveled.
He soon discovered why it was not a traveler's favorite. Although it looked smooth
at its beginning, the further he walked the steeper the grade became. It was tough
traversing the road less traveled.
When the grade evened out, then there were gaping holes and dangerous cliff side passages.
It was tough traversing the road less traveled.
His body tired, but his resolve still intact, Cedric continued along the road less
traveled.
Now he gazed at the beauty to his right and to his left.
Sylvan forests, rainbows of wild flowers, curious animals with seemingly no fear of
man.
And just down the road, Cedric saw what he thought was the prettiest setting
in all of the world.
Crystalline lakes of sparkling blue water, green trees, and toe-tickling green grass.
Singing birds and gentle breezes. Cedric said, although it was a little
tough, it was well worth traversing the road less traveled.
When we accept our Christian walk, we too are beginning a journey along the road
less traveled.
The road of the world is filled with ruts, tracks from all those who have traveled it
before you. It is an easy road to follow. It does not tax you too much to make
your way along it. But at the end of that road, there are no rewards waiting.
But the Christian road, the road less traveled, does present some obstacles along the way.
It is not easy avoiding some of the pitfalls of life. And often it is tempting
to take a detour to an easier road to navigate.
Often times you feel very lonely on the road less traveled. You feel there is nobody
walking there but you.
There seems to be long gaps between rest stops on the road less traveled. And
there are strategically placed distractions all along the way, geared to make you take
your eyes off the road and crash.
But the road less traveled leads to the promises of Jesus Christ. It's final
juncture, a heavenly rest stop, devoid of pain and suffering, where every day will be
spent praising the Lord.
Many of us now are approaching the fork in the road of our lives. Will you turn on
to the rutted more traveled and easy path of the world. Or will you girdle yourself
up in righteousness, stand on the endurance of the Solid Rock, and with the Bible as your
compass, begin your journey on the road less traveled?
Fellow travelers, just keep on walking. Set your course on the road less traveled.
