Trusting the Tracks You Cannot See
By Pastor Jerry A. Burns
A few Sundays ago, I decided to visit my Son Allan in Bible college and then return home by train. As I sat there watching the towns, cities and building pass by the window, I realized something interesting. I had absolutely no idea where every mile of track was going. I couldn’t see the curves ahead. I didn’t know when we would turn, slow down, or pass through the next town. Yet I wasn’t worried about it at all.
Why? Because I trusted the system. Somewhere ahead there were tracks already laid down. The engineer knew the route, and the railway had prepared the path long before I ever stepped onto the train. My job wasn’t to control the train—it was simply to trust the ride.
The Christian life works much the same way. We often want God to show us every mile of the journey before we take the next step. We want to know how circumstances will unfold, how problems will resolve, and where our decisions will lead. But God rarely reveals the whole map. Instead, He asks us to trust Him one step at a time.
God already sees the track ahead. He knows the curves in the road, the valleys we will pass through, and the destination He is bringing us toward. When we trust Him, we are not trusting blindly—we are trusting the One who laid the tracks before we ever arrived.
Sometimes the hardest part of faith is learning to trust when we cannot see what lies ahead. Like a passenger on a train, we may not understand every turn in the journey, but we can trust the One guiding the path. Instead of leaning on our own understanding, we must rest in the confidence that God knows exactly where He is leading us.
"For I know that my redeemer liveth, And that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth" — Job 19:25
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Week Forty-Four • November 1, 2026
What are you Seeking?
In this week’s message titled "What are you Seeking?" from Kitchener Baptist Church, Pastor Jerry A. Burns explores John 20 to show how the world searches for meaning in the wrong places. Listeners will hear how Solomon looked for purpose in worldly success and pleasures only to find vanity, and how Mary Magdalene sought her Savior at the tomb, weeping for the dead before discovering He had risen.
Pastor Burns reminds us that true life is found only in Jesus Christ. The reality of Christ gives us life, and His resurrection is the key to our salvation and eternal life. We must choose life, for Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life. Join us on "Timeless Truths" as we turn to God's Word for these vital answers.
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