From Above!
An Online Ministry for the Men of CLF
When we venture into the world to earn a living, we all face our own unique set of challenges. As you can see, my office has a great view! But some days are more challenging than others. Long days away from home, weekly hotel stays, continuous jetlag and stress are some of the challenges we face in the travel industry. As men, sometimes our life is not aligning with our testimony...what people see on the outside is far from the feelings and emotions we are experiencing on the inside...
Sunday, December 02, 2007
Protection from the unseen danger
In the early 1980's, I was flying for a float plane airline operating out of Seattle. One afternoon, I was flying a recently serviced Cessna 206 on floats from Lake Union to Friday Harbor, when I noticed a strong smell of fuel. I landed in Friday Harbor and searched the airplane from top to bottom but could find no reason for the smell of fuel. As I continued to search the Cessna, and I soon discovered that the underbelly of the airplane was full of fuel. Under the carpeting, below the three rows of seats, was 20 or 30 gallons of fuel. After years of service, one of the fuel lines that runs down side of the aircraft from the over wing fuel tanks, had began slowly leaking into the spar gaps under the floor. One small spark and all would have been lost.
Another author tells this story of a pastor who "fired up the church furnace in preparation for choir practice. When it was time to return to church with his family they were delayed because his daughter changed clothes. At the same time student Ladona Vadergrift was struggling with a geometry problem and stayed home to work on it. Sisters Royena and Sadie Estes' car wouldn't start. Herbert Kipf lingered over a letter he'd put off writing. Joyce Black was feeling "plain lazy"
and stayed home till the last minute. Pianist Marilyn Paul fell asleep after dinner and her mom, the choir director, had trouble waking her. Pals Lucille Jones and Dorothy Wood were late because of a radio broadcast. Every single choir member was late; something that's never happened before or since. Was it a fluke? At 7:30 that night the West Side Church was flattened by an explosion from a gas leak ignited by the furnace...directly below the empty choir loft!"
Another author tells this story of a pastor who "fired up the church furnace in preparation for choir practice. When it was time to return to church with his family they were delayed because his daughter changed clothes. At the same time student Ladona Vadergrift was struggling with a geometry problem and stayed home to work on it. Sisters Royena and Sadie Estes' car wouldn't start. Herbert Kipf lingered over a letter he'd put off writing. Joyce Black was feeling "plain lazy"
and stayed home till the last minute. Pianist Marilyn Paul fell asleep after dinner and her mom, the choir director, had trouble waking her. Pals Lucille Jones and Dorothy Wood were late because of a radio broadcast. Every single choir member was late; something that's never happened before or since. Was it a fluke? At 7:30 that night the West Side Church was flattened by an explosion from a gas leak ignited by the furnace...directly below the empty choir loft!"
How often we take our safety for granted. How often we forget that God has promised to take care of us in accordance with His perfect will. Do we realize He really does watch over us, even though we do suffer the loss of loved ones by accidents and violence? Some of these mysteries we are not given to understand, but God has promised to protect us as we do our best to seek Him as our source...He says, " I will protect those who trust in my name." Ps 91:14
Keep on keep'in on.
# posted by Cort @ 3:48 PM 
