April 2002
Traveling north on Interstate 77, south of Charleston, West Virginia is a very large billboard. Black background, large white
letters. On the left, west, a mountainside. On the right, east, the long, interesting looking Kanawha River. Not unusual to see
boxcars loaded with the product of this area, coal.
But what really got my attention was this huge sign. Not only the sign, but the words inscribed on the face. They still flash across
my memory ever since seeing them. The sign read: "Does the road you are traveling on lead you to My house...GOD."
Roads, highways, interstates, have been part of my life, all of my life. I remember yet the road that led to Grandma and
Grandpa Ross' house. As my parents drove from our home in Cumberland, Ohio, we drove down a hill. Before arriving at their
farmhouse, Daddy would blow the car horn as we approached. What an exciting time greeting each other.
In this modem time, we all to often take for granted the wonderful roads and highways we are privileged to drive on. As you
are traveling the interstate the next time, please remember to think of President Dwight Eisenhower who convinced our
government to build nationally connected interstates.
In an updated translation (TEV) this is what Jesus said. "The road that leads to destruction is easy to follow. The road that leads
to life is so hard to follow that only a few people find it." (Matthew 7:13,14). These are the words of Jesus in the greatest
sermon ever preached. (Matthew 5- 7)
When you travel, as you are driving or riding this summer on vacation, I pray that the words on the billboard in Charleston,
West Virginia will be impressed on you. "Does the road you are traveling on lead you to My house...GOD."
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