QUESTING WITH G.P.S.

Today’s post is part of the Christian Writer’s blog chain. This month, our theme is “Quest.” Please visit my friends’ blogs by clicking on the links in the right-hand column. 

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I was thinking about the theme—quest—when my word-play brain took over and I thought about the word “question.”  

Both quest and question have the same root “quaerere” to ask/seek (Middle English). The word “question” is “quest” + “tion.”  

The suffix “tion” turns a verb into a noun. Question: the seeking (of an answer). 

A quest involves a seeking; a planned, methodical searching. It can be an exciting adventure, too. But it is never helter-skelter or meandering.

It might involve flying by the seat of your pants though. That’s okay as long as your pants have a directional locator set to a trusted GPS. 

In the quest to know God, our trusted GPS is God’s Perfect Scripture. It teaches us about the character of God. It shows us examples of right (and wrong) living. It shares wisdom and hope; unity and peace; love and faith.

Scripture is our ultimate travel itinerary in our quest to know God; our cheat sheet to help us answer the question of our quest: who am I in God? God loves questions; questions that help us in our quest to know and love Him more.

PRAYER: Heavenly Father, thank you for providing us with a GPS for our quest to know you. Please show us more of your glory today so that we will worship you more. Amen. 

WHAT ABOUT YOU? How do you use your GPS (God’s Perfect Scripture)? Are you a start-at-Genesis quest-er? A daily devotional quest-er? A book-by-book studious quest-er?

CALL ME JONNY

One of my favorite cartoons growing up was The Adventures of Jonny Quest. It was about a boy who accompanied his scientific genius father on extraordinary adventures. Along for the ride were brawny Roger Bannon, Jonny’s friend Hadji and dog, Bandit. Together they used science and muscle power to solve mysteries and stop evil. 

That reminds me of Jesus. 

What if we lived our lives as if we were on a spiritual, Jonny Quest adventure? Together. As a team. 

• You and I would be Jonny.
• Abba Father would be Dad.
• Bannon, the bodyguard, would be Jesus.
• Mystical Hadji would be the Holy Spirit.

Plus Bandit. Because dogs are good to have on any adventure! 

Together we would team up to thwart evil and solve the mysteries of our spiritual life. 

In fact, as we quest through this world, we should always do so as part of God’s team; always seeking His leading; always following His guidance; always joining Him to fight evil. 

And always seeing God’s plan as the extraordinary adventure it is. 

Whatever our quest, wherever God leads us, let us embark upon God’s extraordinary adventure with excited expectation. 

Here’s a prayer I have posted in the place of highest honor in our house (the fridge). I read it daily. Pray with me. 

PRAYER:  Dear God, please turn my fear into excited expectation for what you have planned. Amen.

WHAT ABOUT YOU? Have you had a chance to turn your fear of the unknown into excited expectation, by trusting in God’s leading?

For more about the cartoon series The Adventures of Jonny Quest, go to: http://www.tv.com/shows/jonny-quest/

www.imdb.com indicates that a live action movie version of Jonny Quest is “in development.” Stay tuned.