As you probably saw in the news last week, a Northwest Airlines flight with 149 people on board flew 150 miles past their destination in Minneapolis, MN. The exact events that led up to this major mistake by the pilots are still shrouded in mystery, but the most recent claim is that the pilots were using their laptops and became “distracted” from flying the plane. Thankfully, the plane had enough fuel to turn around and safely land in Minneapolis.
It is hard to imagine a more dangerous situation in which to become distracted than that of piloting an aircraft with so many lives in the balance. Yet, as followers of Christ we are often guilty of being “distracted” from living the life we are called to live - this is a far greater mistake than that of the airline pilots. The writer of Hebrews calls us to “run with perseverance the race marked out for us” by fixing “our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith” (12:1,2). It is my prayer that as we move forward in ministry together as the Body of Christ, we will keep our eyes fixed firmly on Jesus by growing in our knowledge of Him and practically showing His love to those around us. May we not crawl, walk, stumble or fall, but RUN together with perseverance.
