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HMS Ambition.The huge royal navy ship, HMS Ambition, ploughed effortlessly through the stormy seas. The captain proudly looked out from the cabin to the waters ahead.
Suddenly he saw a light in the distance. The ship was heading directly towards it. Then through the morse code came a message, "Change your course by 20 degrees or you will crash into us".
The captain turned up his nose and said to his staff,"Who does this ship think they are, this is the HMS Ambition, no one asks us to change course, send back a message asking them to change course by 20 degrees."
Obediently the message boy tapped out the morse code message as ordered. However the same message was received as before, that they had to change course or they would collide.
The captain grew enraged and tapped out the next message himself..."This is Captain Proudhead , I order you to change course immediately".
The return message was interpreted as ...."This is ordinary seaman Bloggs, I repeat my request for you to change course or you will crash into us!"
The captain was now fuming , "What! Ordinary seaman ordering me to move. This cannot be!"
He banged out his next message.."THIS IS HMS AMBITION, THE QUEEN'S OWN SHIP. SHE TURNS FOR NOBODY. CHANGE YOUR COURSE NOW!"
After a while the final message came through...
"This is a LIGHTHOUSE..please change course now or you will crash into us!"
Many times in our own pride and ambition we refuse to change direction even if we are heading on a crash course, especially concerning the Word of God. His word is a light for our smooth passage and we must listen to the most humble servant as they correct us by God's word or we will make a shipwreck of our faith!
"If our ambition is to leave a legacy the only legacy we will leave is ambition!" (Rich Mullins, Christian Singer)