Crossroad Christian Church

A Shore Thing vs. A Sure Thing

When everyone else looked out from the shore, they saw a never-ending ocean, ending in oblivion. It never occurred to anyone to ponder what was on the other side.

Except for Christopher Columbus.

When he looked, he saw what none of us saw. He saw the potential of another side, another day, another land. Another future.

And what he saw…not evident to the naked eye…became more real to him than the shore he stood on, and that was the motivation he needed, the fuel that propelled him toward everything seemingly uncertain, away from everything certain.

This guy must’ve been nuts! Or was he?

That’s a unique kind of person. As believers, we sometimes have to have that kind of pioneering spirit, the kind who looks toward what seems like an eternal voyage, and finds a voice inside us that says, “we gotta go.”

What’s even more amazing, is that Christopher Columbus believed in this vision and journey so much, he convinced others to go with him!

Who goes to the ocean, 400 years ago, to get in a wooden boat where you can’t even see for 1,000,000 miles? Honestly, if it had been me, I’d probably have kept the shore line in sight.

Are you double-minded? Are you divided? The word, literally, means di-vision…two visions. Can you give up sight of the shoreline, and focus all your sight on the prize promised that you can’t see externally?

Jesus said that…you gotta go deep. Give up security and venture away from what you know.

Today, ask yourself what shoreline you’ve been standing on, while dreaming of another. Maybe you’ve begun venturing out. I promise you this: As long as you keep the old shoreline in sight, you’ll always have the option to go back.