Plane Faith
 

Just the other day, Claire and I had the opportunity to fly once again. As you may know, Claire has a great fear of flying, while I, on the other hand, only have a dislike for it (especially the landings.)  As we were taking off on the return trip (as the life was being squeezed out of my hand) I thought of the verse where Jesus was hanging on the cross and he said, “Father into your hands I commend my spirit,” (Luke 23:46) as I know that there is nothing that I can do to keep an airplane flying.

All of this made me think about faith.  I try to explain to people about it and what it means to trust the Lord.  We are told in Hebrews 11:1, “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.”  Faith is what we express then we get into a plane…that we believe it will hold us safe and that we can fly while we are in it, because of confidence in how it was put together and the laws of aerodynamics.  We trust the workmanship and that the people who put it together knew what they were doing.

The funny thing was, while in the airports with all the thousands of people waiting to get on planes, I didn’t see one person ask to see any plane do belly rolls or dives before they would board it.  And yet, when I ask people to trust in the Lord, they will often want to see a miracle.  Even in the Bible, when Jesus was talking to people, they would ask for a miracle to believe in Him.  Yet he never told a lie; even his enemies had to make up lies to kill him because he had done no wrong.

Why is it so hard to accept what Jesus said about himself?  Is it the fact that we would rather trust something that we have done, with all the mistakes we have made in life and judgment, than to trust God?  I, for one, would rather trust God rather than myself.  And that trust includes getting on an airplane.

So the next time you get on an airplane, or make a run on the track, or do anything that you have to put your trust in a manmade thing, think about your trust in God and what He has done for you.  Have you accepted and trusted Him with your life and eternity?  It’s never too late to do so.  You can do so right now by calling 1-888-NeedHim; someone is always there to talk with you about faith.

                                                            Dan Laterza