During Sunday School we were directed to a part in our book with a picture of an airplane and the question "Who's flying the airplane?". It was to make you think about who's in control of your life, you or God. It struck me as funny because just two days ago my husband and I had watched Airplane '77. I was immediately taken aback by the similarities between that movie and the thought the Sunday School book was trying to convey.
In the movie, the co-pilot drugs everyone, including the pilot. The co-pilot then hi-jacks the plane, alters the course and in the process of trying to do what he wanted he crashes the plane and they end up on the bottom of the ocean. When the pilot wakes up he is the one who is eventually able to get the passengers rescued while the co-pilot finds himself dead.
This movie is actually a great picture of what happens in our lives without God. When we kick Him out of our cockpit and decide to go off His plan for our lives for our own selfish reasons we will almost assuredly crash. Unfortunately we are not always the only ones who crash. Sometimes a lot of other people are hurt as we pursure our own agendas. But once we let Him back in control, He is able to rescue us from ourselves and the situation.
Without God, we are all dead. But once we have decided to let him be our pilot, then we have to follow His plan. Anything else is just a crash waiting to happen. God knows what the plan is. He can see it from beginning to end, airport to airport. He doesn't need a co-pilot. It's better to just go take a seat in First-Class and enjoy the peace of knowing that He is in control.
Amen! What a great illustration of the guidance of the Lord. Its so reassuring to know that He knows every aspect of our lives and as long as we follow Him and are obedient to His will we will experience such blessing in our lives.
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