I’ve often thought that as we drive down the highway, the signs we see along the way often remind us of some of the instructions God gives us in the Bible. Let’s look at some of them, and we can see if you agree.

STOP –The familiar bright red sign that gives us the command to come to a halt might remind us that God tells us to stop doing certain things. There are quite a lot of “thou shalt nots” in Scripture! To the blind man that Jesus had just healed, the Lord said, “…Stop sinning or something worse may happen to you.” (John 5:14). Is there some sin that you need to stop committing?

NO PASSING –We need to get rid of that “me first” attitude that is so prevalent among mankind. Phil.2:3-4 says, “Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.”

REST AREA –This sign is often a welcome sight to see, especially if you got a super-sized drink the last time you stopped! The Bible often reminds us to get our rest. Jesus says in Matt.11:28, “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” The only meaningful and lasting rest we can find is in Jesus Christ our Lord.

PAY TOLL AHEAD –You might have expected there would be something about the offering! 1 Cor.16:1-2 says, “Now about the collection for the Lord’s people: Do what I told the Galatian churches to do. One the first day of every week, each one of you should set aside a sum of money in keeping with your income, saving it up, so that when I come no collections will have to be made.”

CHILDREN AT PLAY –Is there a more important sign than one that reminds us to be careful of the children!? Jesus paid special attention to the children, taking them in his arms and blessing them. We need to make sure that children feel welcome in the church. Yes, they can be loud, and they can be messy. But the church that does not have patience with these little ones is in danger of becoming a church without children. Such a congregation is to be greatly pitied.

CONSTRUCTION AHEAD –Jesus is building his church, and sometimes that might mean that we are inconvenienced. That will be all right if we remember that it’s his church and not ours! Are you excited about the construction work at your congregation? In what way are you helping with the work?

DETOUR –In Acts 16:6-10, Paul and his companions had plans about the route they would take on their gospel mission. But God had other plans. We must be flexible and trust God when he decides to take us in a different direction.

ONE WAY –This sign reminds us that Jesus says he is the only way to God (John 14:6), a truth that his apostles continued to preach – “Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved.” (Acts :12).

YIELD –The final sign we will look at shows us the need to yield to Jesus, since he is the way and the truth and the life. Rom.14:11, quoting Isa.45:23, says, “It is written: ‘As surely as I live,’ says the Lord, ‘every knee will bow before me; every tongue will acknowledge God.’” It is time now, in this life, to yield to Jesus and confess him as Lord, before it is to late to do so voluntarily!

These are some of the signs along the way that remind us of the Word of God. Can you think of some others?