On Monday I had an idea of what I wanted to share with you today. And then yesterday, Tuesday, on my drive to the church I heard a story toward the end of a sermon by Dr. David Jeremiah. (Maybe some of you heard this also.) The story was about a preacher who was traveling by plane. After they had been in the air for a short time, the pilot came on the intercom and indicated that they would not be serving beverages at this time and that everyone should fasten their seat belt because they would be experiencing some turbulence soon. Sure enough, in the next couple of minutes they were in a storm. They could hear peals of thunder above the roar of the engines. Flashes of lightning lit up the dark sky and the plane. They could see pouring rain hitting the plane. But the most frightening was that the wind current would lift the plane from its normal trajectory one minute and then drop it below normal the next. This went on for quite some time. As the preacher looked around he saw many people noticeably frightened. Some were seen praying. Others were just holding on to their seats. He had to admit that he too was afraid of what might happen. Everyone was in a panic, that is, except one little girl. She was behaving like nothing at all was happening. She would read her book, or play with some little dolls she had with her, seemingly oblivious to what was going on around them all.
Eventually, they were out of the storm and the flight path returned to a normal plane trip. When they landed, the preacher sought out the little girl as they deplaned. When he found her, he asked if he could ask her a question. She agreed and he asked her how she could be so calm in the middle of the storm when everyone else was in a panic. She said to the preacher, “My father was the pilot and he was taking me home.” Wow!
I don’t know if this was a true story, but this needs to be our story. When we are in the middle of the storm, our father is the pilot, and because he is, everything is okay. Nahum 1.7, “The Lord is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; he knows those who take refuge in him.” Let us take refuge in our father who is the pilot and in control of all things.
In Christ Alone
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