by Jim McGuiggan
When Robinson Crusoe saw the footprint in the sand, it immediately convinced him that he was not alone on the island. The emptiness of the rest of the island during the long time he'd been there told him "you're alone." It took only a single footprint to change all that the empty island had told him. Had Robinson Crusoe looked over every square inch of the island and found nothing, the footprint would still have been enough to show that he wasn't alone.
Imagine if he sat down and thought, "I've been to every part of this island. I have looked everywhere and I can't find anyone. It's only in that one place that I see a foot print, so there must be no one else on this island." That would have been a mistake, wouldn't it? If you remember the story, his first response was panic. If you remember his circumstances, you'll understand why that makes sense. As it turn out there was some reason to panic.
For some people, one day their meeting with Christ will generate panic beyond description. However, that isn't what he desires. He left his footprints in our world for an entirely different reason. The Son of Man didn't come to condemn the world. He came that we might have life, and have to the fullest (John 3:17; 10:10).
You have no need to fear the footprints on your island, Jesus came to save you and to give you life. Will you accept what he is offering?