‘He sent His word and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions.’ .
- DAILY READING Philippians 4; Ezekiel 24; Isaiah 52
In 1999, America was thrown into mourning when the son of former American president John F. Kennedy died in a plane crash. John Kennedy Jr. was flying the private plane when it crashed. Though he was a qualified pilot, he was only trained to fly according to visual flight regulations, [VFR]. He was not qualified to fly by instrument flight regulations (IFR). All was well when he took off, but as he flew along the Atlantic Coast, he was gradually surrounded by a fog. The fog made it difficult for him to see his way. Only a pilot trained to fly by instruments could navigate his way through such a confusing haze. Caught in the fog and loosing all sense of direction, Kennedy’s plane crashed into the waters off the coast of Massachusetts.
One of the most difficult and dangerous conditions for flying is being completely surrounded by fog or clouds. With no visual points of reference, it is easy for a pilot to become disoriented and not tell if he is climbing or falling, or even flying upside down. Investigators believe this kind of confusion led to John Kennedy’s death. For pilots, learning to trust in their instruments rather than their perceptions is the toughest part of earning IFR certification. This is so because often times what the instruments say is contrary to what the brain says. A good pilot must ignore his own senses and strictly rely on his instruments. In the same way we must rely only on the instructions of scriptures. When we can’t seem to trace God, when it seems dark and lonely, when we cant understand why certain things happen, then we must trust in His Word. It is God’s instructions that delivers from destruction.
Psalm 107:20 says ‘He sent His word and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions.
Don’t trust your perceptions. If your physical senses say you are sick, you must ignore it and rely rather upon God’s Word that says you are healed by the stripes of Jesus. We must place our faith in the instrument panel of God’s Word. The Bible is God’s instruction manual. And His Word is our constant guide and compass.
Psalm 119: 105 says ‘Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path’
We must walk by faith and not by sight. And we don’t build faith in the day of trouble; rather we build faith against the day of trouble. Our faith is built through continuous hearing of the instructions of scriptures. If you really want to get ahead, if you want to fly, then you must adhere to instructions. Those who walk, do so by common sense; those who run, run by principles; but those who fly, must fly by instructions.
PRAYER: Lord, please help me to always trust in Your Word, and not on the happenings in the world. Truly Your Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path in Jesus Name.
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You have got to lean to ignore what the devil is reporting and acknowledge the report of God’s Word in your life. – WORDBITE 222.