Your Higher Plane!
"He…sets me on my high places."
2 Samuel 22:34
Most commercial jets fly in a zone that’s between 28,000 and
35,000 feet above sea level. There was one famous exception,
the Concorde, which is designed to fly
as high as 60,000 feet
in the air. The lowered wind resistance in the thinner air at the
higher altitude resulted in much quicker trip across the Atlantic.
There is less wind turbulence at those heights. Military jets fly
even higher. The current versions of the famous U-2 spy plane
of 1950s can cruise up to 70,000 feet, or about 13 miles
above
sea level. In essence, the higher the altitude, the quicker and
smoother the ride—and the closer to heaven you are.
We should live our Christian life at a high altitude.
Ephesians 1:3 says, “Blessed be the God and Father of
our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every
spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ.”
God desires for us to live above the ways of the world.
He wants our habits to be heavenly, our words to be wise,
our thoughts to be pure, our spirits to be cheerful. Ask the
Lord to help you live on a higher plane today.
"Lord, lift me up and let me stand / By faith on
heaven’s tableland / A higher plane than I have
found—/ Lord, plant my feet on higher ground."
Johnson Oatman, Jr.
