Study Desk

Every trail guide who's ever been was a man chosen to lead the cowboys to God. A trail guide offers God all his sacrifices as gifts for his mistakes.

The trail guides before had to offer their own sacrifices for the mistakes they made as well.

Because of this, God made him the last trail guide. The trail Jesus forged became the way to heaven for all those who ride with him.

Now there's a whole bunch left to say on this subject, but I'll let it go for now. It's hard to explain and some of y'all are still greenhorns. Not because you don't know how to ride, but because you don't know how to listen or believe.

You've been riding long enough now you should be teaching others how to, but you still need us to tell you to keep your butt down, toes out, and your head up. We shouldn't have to be telling y'all this over and over. This is basic stuff on riding for God.

Taking the outside in God's gathering is only for top hands, who've given God everything and ride for him every stinkin' day.

There ain't nothing we can do for those who have ridden for God and then gone back to the ways of the world.

Now, we ain't saying any of this applies to you. We think God has great things in store for you. We know it!

God ain't wishy-washy. He has seen you ride and how hard you've worked. You cared for the sick and tended the herd like you was supposed to. We know you are still riding the pastures as we speak.

What we are hoping for is that you will continue on the trail marked out for you.

Old Mel, or Melchizedek, was the king of Salem and a great preacher who rode for the True God. When Abraham was returning to his own ranch after winning a big battle against some powerful rulers, he stopped by Mel's place and Mel blessed him.

Now, old Mel was a great cowboy and y'all need to chew on this for a minute. Even Abraham, God's chosen man to be the first of his people, saw how great Mel was and showed his respect by giving him ten percent of the plunder he'd won.

All those descendants of Levi who collected the tithes for the church are dead and gone. Rumor has it old Mel is still around somewhere.

Because of this, Jesus is the only one who can save us by leading us straight to God. Jesus lives forever in order to show us the trail that leads to God. Not only does he lead us to God, but he vouches for us when we get there.

He is the trail boss we all need. He never strayed, never wandered from the trail. He never sinned. That's why he has a place in heaven reserved only for him.

Unlike the old trail, sacrifices are no longer needed every day. The sacrifices on the old trail were for the trail bosses' sin first, and the followers second. But Jesus didn't need to offer a sacrifice for his sin because there was none. However, he did offer himself as the sacrifice for us because we are sinful.

Now we are getting to the meat of the matter. We have a trail boss who has a spot reserved for him in heaven at the right hand of the Almighty God.

So you see how Jesus, our trail boss, has a ministry that far surpasses the old way. He vouches for us based on a better agreement and a better promise.

I mean, if that first agreement between God and his people was perfect, then there wouldn't be a need for another agreement.

They won't need to teach their neighbors or their kin. They won't have to say, 'Know God.' There'll never be another excuse for not knowing me. Everyone from top hands to wannabes will know me already.