Carl was on a business trip and was going to fly from one city to another in a small plane. He watched the pilot start the airplane and they took off. It was a clear day, a good day for flying.
Several hours later, however, they flew into clouds, and they could not see where they were going. They were still in thick clouds as they reached the city where they were to land. The pilot realized he needed help from the control tower. He radioed the control tower for instructions.
Carl noticed that the pilot listened very carefully to what he was being told to do. He did not let anything take his mind off what he was doing. His whole attention was taken up with what the man in the control tower was telling him, and they soon landed safely on the runway.
We should be doing the same thing if we belong to the Lord Jesus. He wants us to be happy while we wait for Him to come to take us out of the world to live with Him in heaven. He wants us to follow His instructions. He does not want us to be hurt by Satan, the enemy of our souls. Satan is watching closely, trying to do us harm and to lead us away from the safe path of following our Saviour. We need to be reading God’s Word, the Bible, every day and also praying and listening to what the Lord Jesus has asked us to do. Then we will be happy and be kept safe from many things that would take our thoughts away from our precious Saviour who loved us so much that He gave His life for us on Calvary’s cross.
“The Son of God ... loved me, and gave Himself for me” (Galatians 2:20).
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