My Inbox of Daily Inspirations: Daily Heartlight -- October 21, 2007

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The Final Flight, by Russ Lawson

This past weekend my wife and I flew to Dallas, Texas where I spoke at
a nearby church. We always enjoy flying and especially seeing new parts
of our country and meeting new people! We also savor the new and
sometimes unexpected experiences we often encounter.

We were leaving Atlanta, Georgia and our plane was hurtling down the
runway at over 100 miles per hour and a man a few seats behind us
exclaimed, "This is the part I love, taking off for the clouds!"

As I heard him, I immediately thought of Paul's exciting words of
comfort about our someday meeting Christ in the clouds that he shared
with some new Christians in Thessalonica (1 Thessalonians 4:13-18).

I thought about that great day of meeting Christ in the clouds and
wondered, "How many of us are really as excited about the prospect of
meeting Jesus as we are about flying in an airplane?"

At one point in my varied career I was part of a gospel quartet. One of
our signature songs was titled "Glory Bound Plane." In fact, the song
came from an old songbook which had belonged to my grandmother Lawson.
The words of the song went something like this, "While sailing above
this world of care I'm bound for that glory land so fair, I'm riding
upon a glory bound plane."

Are you really looking forward to that day when the final flight takes
off?

What about you? As you travel along on this earth, filled with cares,
where are you bound? When you take your final flight, what direction
will you be going? Are you really looking forward to that day when the
final flight takes off?

The apostle Paul wrote words that expressed this while writing from
prison to the Christians in Philippi:

"I'm really struggling with my life. I know it's much better for me
to stay here on this world and help strengthen God's church, but Oh
how I want to go and be with God." (Philippians 1:21-24 Russ Lawson
paraphrase)

I think when I fly after this, I'll think about it a little
differently! What could be better than taking off in an airplane for a
great destination? I know my answer. Taking off to see God!

May Our Gracious God continue to bless you as you travel through this
world. And may your final and ultimate flight bring you to your
greatest destination of all, God!

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Daily Heartlight -- October 21, 2007