Actually they didn’t miss it after they flew over and turned around abour an hour later! This week NW Airlines pilots were distracted in the cockpit while using their personal computers…according to reports and actually flew past their destination only to have to make a mid-air u-turn and get back to the airport…
Now I’m no expert! But I did stay in a Holiday Inn last night…no, not really. However, I have flown with my brother-in-law a few times in the right seat of his company plane and I can tell you there is lots of chater and request from towers all along the route. You are constantly being handed off from one airport to another…changing headings, etc. How did these guys not have there wits about them to “land that plane when they were suppose too?” Did they forget they were pilots? Did they forget they were 28,000+ feet in the air? Did they forget they had a few people behind them counting on them to get them safely to their destination? The answer is NO! These were professionals! These guys had 1,000’s of hours of flight time!
Christians can be encouraged by this story… how you say? Well, first of all we should remember who we are…sinners saved by Grace! Secondly, we should remember that we have a great task to complete…taking the Good News to the world. Remember, we are well trained by our Master. Remember, we have lots of people counting on us to share the Gospel. Remember, we are flying high by The Law of the Spirit! Let us not grow weary in well doing…let us not become so familiar with the life of a Christian that we forget what we are and what we are to be doing. Praise the Lord for our part in the Kingdom work…come visit us at The Church At Maumelle for worship…Sunday’s at 10:30 am
Blessings to each of you,
Pastor Jeff Beshears
