Turbulence

by an Old Disciple of Jesus Christ

“What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee.”~ Psa. 56:3

I joined the Air Force at seventeen years old, the start of the Korean War, and shortly thereafter spent a tour of duty there. During those four years of service I can remember a harrowing experience on a flight from Korea to Japan, a buddy and I were just minutes away from a jump after seeing the warning light come on. Then, several years ago, when traveling from Washington to Virginia for a revival meeting, we came close to crashing. Four fire trucks and two ambulances were awaiting us when we landed. But thankfully, they were not needed.

My wife use to travel by plane to visit her loved ones in Ohio from time to time (all my loved ones there are now deceased).  Just before her flight time, I always told her, “If you hit turbulence, holding tight to the arm rests, and leaning the opposite way to help straighten out the plane, just won’t work. And all your anxiety will not cure the circumstances. Humanly speaking, you must trust the pilot.”

O, beloved in Christ, trying to manipulate fearful conditions we meet in our journey of life, and spending unnumbered hours in agonizing worry, will not correct the situation. WE MUST TRUST THAT BLESSED ONE AT THE CONTROLS! 

We must learn to emulate our brethren in the Bible, who, we are told, are our examples. Listen to Esther’s statement of commitment, “If I perish, I perish.” And darling David’s words, “Trust in him at all times; [ye] people, pour out your heart before him: God [is] a refuge for us.” And what Bible beaver is not familiar with Jobs immortal statement, “Though He slay me, yet will I trust in Him.”

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