The Parable of The Stairs

There was a time when we could run up and down the stairs with great ease. Two steps at a time! We had tremendous energy. These days however, going down the stairs can be a dangerous thing!

Stairs go up and stairs go down. Stairs are designed to get us from one level to another. The choice is up to us which way we want to go.

Until this year my wife and I had just one step to get up into our house. This year I added a single step to make our journey easier and safer. Our old knees just aren't what they used to be.

We humans like things easy. In addition to plain old stairs we also have ramps, escalators, elevators and lifts. They all accomplish the same thing - getting us from one place to another, up or down.

Our faith journeys involve similar stairways. Each comes with an accompanying decisions. Are we going to go up, or down? Will our journey be difficult of easy? The choice is ours.

He's a little tip from someone who has gone up and down stairs his entire life. Going up the staircase is more difficult than going down, but the view from the top is fantastic.

You know, by choosing Jesus to be lord of your life, you can instantly get from one level to another. You can change levels by not choosing Christ too, but the view!

Choosing Christ is like coming out of a dark basement, into the light. Not choosing Christ is like . . . well, it's like doing down and endless flight of stairs into a darker and darker world. We DO have a choice however. Let's go UP!!