No. 015 · Obedience · Trust
The Shortcut
Proverbs 14:12 ESV
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Sometimes we think we know a better way… I sure did. It either looks easier, faster, or maybe even smarter. But following Jesus isn’t always about finding the shortest road. Perhaps, maybe sometimes the long way is the right way. “There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death.” — Proverbs 14:12 It doesn’t matter how fast you’re going if you’re headed the wrong way. Do you know where He wants you to go?
Comic transcript
The Shortcut — Risen Archive comic no. 015.
Panel 1. Jesus waits by a signpost while the boy points down another path. Jesus: This way.
Me: There’s a faster route!
Panel 2. the boy tears off in a cloud of dust.
Panel 3. the dust cloud billows as Jesus waits.
Panel 4. the dust begins to settle around the signpost.
Panel 5. Jesus stands alone by the sign.
Panel 6. the boy limps back, battered, dragging what he found.
Panel 7. Jesus turns to the returned boy and they set off together. Jesus: Ready?
Closing card: “There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death.” — Proverbs 14:12 ESV
It doesn’t matter how fast you’re going if you’re headed the wrong way. Do you know where He wants you to go?