In 1994, a Russian Aeroflot jet crashed in Siberia. Although I haven’t heard the official reason for the crash, at least for a while, it seemed that the problem was ‘pilot error’. The recorder from the cockpit of the plane tell us that the pilot’s teen-age son and his pre-teen daughter were up there with him, playing with the controls for most of the flight. One of the last things that was heard was the voice of his daughter saying, “Daddy, can I turn this?”
I think the Lord of heaven, when He looks at the wrecks of this world, might see us as little children who are monkeying around with a lot of things that we don’t know anything about. Our poking and prodding has led to sadness, destruction, and pollution all around. That’s why it’s so necessary for us to trust our Father whose hands should be at the controls of this universe. When we follow His directions in our dealings with the world, things will change for the better.
From a devotion originally written for “By the Way”
THE PRAYER: Dear Lord, I trust in You with all my heart. I am striving to live my life to Your glory, and I humbly seek Your guidance and wisdom. I rejoice in the knowledge that Your hands are at the controls of this universe. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.