The Labyrinth of Life

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Sometimes it seems as if getting rid of the sin in our lives is like walking through a labyrinth when in reality it should be more like opening a door. A labyrinth is a complicated system or a place with many passages, which we Americans often call a maze. Some of the synonyms for it may make the comparison between sin and a labyrinth a little more clear: a warren, web, tangle, jumble, or muddle . . . and the list goes on. A labyrinth is a Greek invention, often referenced in mythology, the purpose of which was to hold the Minotaur, a dangerous creature said to be half man and half bull. The labyrinth winds upon itself to a center in a complicated pattern. In Greek mythology, Daedalus is credited with the invention, and he is said to have made the labyrinth so complicated that he barely found his way back out of it. It is the same with sin in our lives. We begin down a path and make decisions that complicate our journey through this life. Unfortunately, instead of turning around and heading back toward God, we continue down the path of sin and get farther and farther from Him to the point that we find it difficult to escape. Life does not have to be a labyrinth for a Christian. Yes, the choices we make do have consequences for us, but at any point in our journey, we can simply cry out to Jesus and turn away from the sin that is pulling us by the nose down the path of life. He will forgive us and set us in a new direction that is glorifying to Him (I John 1:9). Life doesn’t have to be a labyrinth. It can be made new if we will just open the door to Jesus.

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