Lloyd flew to the Oregon...
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Lloyd flew to the Oregon coast to interview for a call as pastor. From the airport, he was
driven to the church by a winding road. It was overcast when he arrived and remained so
for the weekend he was there. He repeated the flight a month later to preach for the call.
Again, the sun never shined while he was there. He moved to the town under an overcast
sky. When the sun finally came out it was "in the wrong place" and remained so for his
entire ministry there.
Ten years later, he flew to interview for another church. He stepped off the airplane and said, "Which way's north? I'm not about to spend another decade with my directions jumbled."
Jesus at the beginning of his ministry gets his directions straight. He orients himself spiritually to God's will and how to accomplish God's work. After this ordeal in the desert, even when he suffers on the cross, he turns his face toward God.
Ten years later, he flew to interview for another church. He stepped off the airplane and said, "Which way's north? I'm not about to spend another decade with my directions jumbled."
Jesus at the beginning of his ministry gets his directions straight. He orients himself spiritually to God's will and how to accomplish God's work. After this ordeal in the desert, even when he suffers on the cross, he turns his face toward God.
