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Vertigo
I
am told that pilots learning to fly in weather with
very poor visibility can experience
a sensation know as “vertigo.” They cannot
tell by looking out the cockpit windows whether the
plane is flying at a level attitude, turning left or
right, or whether it is going up or even straight
down! They become completely disoriented to where the
plane is in relation to the ground, but they may not
even be aware they are experiencing the problem. The
ONLY safe way for a pilot to fly in weather like this
is to learn to look at, interpret, and trust the
plane’s instruments. The pilot MUST guide the plane
by what the instruments tell him is reality!
The
Bible should be to US what those instruments are to
the pilot. It’s a time when we take our eyes off
of the confusing, misleading input our senses are
receiving from the world outside, and concentrate on
the truths we can trust to guide us safely to our
destination.*
"All Scripture is given by inspiration of God
(literally, God-breathed), and is
profitable for:
What’s
right
– “doctrine”
What’s
wrong –
“reproof”
Getting
right
– “correction”
Staying
right
– “instruction in righteousness”
that
the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped
for every good work"
(2 Timothy 3:16-17).
The
Bible is a God-given instrument to lead us to Him and
to His will for our lives. This instrument
(God’s Word) reveals that it is God’s will for us
to be in a right relationship with Him. This
instrument also informs us that the ONLY way to this
relationship with Him is through Jesus, His Son.
We are instructed to believe
in
Christ (Acts 16:31), repent
of our sins (Acts 17:30), confess
Jesus
before men
(Romans 10:9-10), and be
baptized
for the forgiveness of our sins (Romans 6:3-4). And
as long as WE continue - to read and follow
the instrument panel of God’s Word, HE
will continue - to forgive us and lead us
to that destination He has prepared for us (1 John
1:7).
"There
is a way that seems
right to a man, but in the end, it leads to death"
(Proverbs 14:12). MANY navigate their lives by
trusting their instincts or what "feels"
right to them; but even these are unreliable when
it comes to discerning right from wrong, and can give
us false information causing spiritual “vertigo.”
Read, trust, and follow the ONLY infallible
instrument that God has provided.
Then, and ONLY then, will you reach the right
destination.
Check
the instrument panel - your LIFE
depends on it!
God bless you.
David A. Sargent,
Minister
Church of Christ at Creekwood
1901 Schillinger Rd. S.
Mobile, Alabama 36695
*(R.Atchley
– adapted)
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