The Plan; Our Life Journey
In our life journey, the unexplored wilderness of Western
America in the early 19th century represents the undiscovered
possibilities that lie before us in life. With the Louisiana Purchase, at least
on paper half of the West belonged officially to the United States, though no
one knew for sure exactly what President Jefferson had bought.
In our life journey, the Louisiana Purchase represents the
life of an individual person and God’s claim upon that life. Jefferson named Meriwether Lewis, together with another experienced military officer, William
Clark, to head up an exploration of the Louisiana Purchase.
In our life journey, Jefferson, Lewis, and Clark represent divine
leadership: the Heavenly Father, Jesus Christ the son, and the Holy Spirit. The
commission of President Jefferson represents life plan that God has for each
person. Each one of us has a particular River to Ride.
In our life journey, the experiences dangers, and adventures
that the Corps of Discovery encountered along the way represents challenges,
difficulties, opportunities, decisions, joys, and sorrows that we meet along
the river of God’s will for our life. The Indians that they met represent
people or situations we encounter that play a role in God’s plan for our life. Sacagawea
and Charbonneau, like fellow members of the Corps of Discovery represent people
to whom we are more closely drawn who share significantly in our life journey.
Matthew 10:5-13 FNV
Instructing His Message Bearers
Before Creator sets free (Jesus) sent out his twelve message
bearers to represent him, he gave them these instructions:
“It is not the time to go to the outside nations or to the
villages of the people of the high place (Samaria). Instead go to your own
people-the lost sheep of the tribes of Wrestles with Creator (Israel).
“This is what I want you to say to them: Creators’ good road
from above is close. Reach out and take hold of it! Heal all who are sick,
cleanse the ones with skin diseases, raise the dead, and force evil spirit out
of people. Give away the things I have given to you and ask no price for your
service. Take no trading goods with you or coins for your money pouches.
Take no traveling bundle, moccasins, or extra clothes to wear, not even a
walking stick, because the ones who work hard and the harvest fields deserved
to be fed and cared for.”
“Whenever you enter a camp or village, find an honorable
person who will give you lodging. When you come to their dwelling, greet the
family with respect. If they are people of honor, your greeting of peace will
rest on them.”
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