Look To Heaven!
"They do it to obtain a perishable crown,
but we for an imperishable crown."
1 Corinthians 9: 23
In August, 2020, as the pilot of an American Airlines flight was
approaching Los Angeles International Airport, he radioed the tower,
saying, “Tower, American 1997. We just passed a guy in a jetpack.”
Another flight also radioed, “We just saw the guy pass by us on the
jetpack.” The man was in the air at about 3,000 feet. As of this writing,
the highflyer hasn’t been caught or identified, but FBI is investigating.
Flying in a jetpack near an airport isn’t recommended! But it does
bring to mind the old hymn that says, “I’m pressing on the
upward
way, New heights I’m gaining every day; Still praying as I’m onward
bound, ‘Lord, plant my feet on higher ground.’”
Faith isn't about perfection, but direction. When we make
it all the way to heaven, we’ll be perfected and glorified.
Until then, we press upward, trusting God at every level.
You don’t need a jetpack to live above the world. Just pray:
“My heart has no desire to stay / Where doubts arise and
fears dismay; / Though some may well where these
abound, / My prayer, my aim, is higher ground.”
"Look up in simple faith to the Crucified Savior,
who alone can lift you to a higher plane of life.
Ruth Paxson
