A ship was sailing
along a calm ocean. Its captain was a renowned and skilled mariner with long
years of experience and expertise in safe sailing even in the rough sea. The
confidant crew had absolute faith in their captain’s efficiency. But quite
unexpectedly, the ship sailed away from the established path and collided
against a large rock. The ship was split into two parts which drowned, killing
most of the mariners. The Government ordered an official enquiry about the
unexpected accident.
Finding no easy
clue, the team of investigators deputed divers to recover the essential
equipment in the ship. In those days, a mariner’s compass was the major
equipment to determine the direction of sailing. The compass was examined in
detail. It was found to point to a direction different from the north. Further
study showed that the needle was pointing in a definite direction in the
compass, without displaying any effect of the magnetic north pole. A metallic
object was detected within the compass which was misdirecting the magnetic
needle. It was identified as the tip of an iron knife used by someone for a
minor repair of the compass, such as moving the lid up to make the needle free
to rotate. But, without the notice of the person, the tip of the iron knife
broke and remained there, causing deviation in the direction of the magnetic
needle and misdirecting the huge ship away from the standard channel and ending
in a tragic ship wreck.
King
David prayed to God, “Your Word is a lamp to guide me and a light for my
path.”
The word of God is given to us through the
Holy Scriptures to provide correct direction in case of confusion in the
voyages and tempests of life. Distortions and misinterpretations of the Divine
words are sure to misdirect us from the correct path of life. No one is
permitted to alter the words of God as revealed in the Holy Scriptures. We
must learn the Holy Scriptures systematically. Then false teachers cannot
mislead us from the path of truth.
…………………………………………………………………….
© By: Prof. Dr. Babu Philip,
Darsana Academy, Kottayam-686001, Kerala, India ( Former Professor, Cochin
University of Science & Technology, Fine Arts Avenue, Kochi-682016, Kerala,
India), Prof. Mrs. Rajamma Babu, Former Professor, St. Dominic's
College, Kanjirappally, Leo. S. John, St. Antony's
Public School, Anakkal, Kanjirappally and Neil John, Maniparambil, Ooriyakunnath, Kunnumbhagom, Kanjirappally,
Kottayam-686507, Kerala, India.
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