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August 25, 2011 — by Dave Branon
Read: 2 Corinthians 11:22–12:10
Three times I was beaten . . . ; three times I was shipwrecked; . . . in per
ils . . . , in weariness and toil, . . . in hunger and thirst. —2 Corinthia
ns 11:25-27
Bible in a year:
Psalm 119:1-88; 1 Corinthians 7:20-40
A TV program on the History Channel featured the world’s most extreme airpo
rts. The one that caught my attention is no longer open, but it is one I had
flown into. I agree that Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Airport was definitely a thri
ll ride for passengers and surely a challenge for pilots. If you came in fro
m one direction, you had to fly over skyscrapers and then hope the plane sto
pped before it plunged into the sea. If you came in the other way, it seemed
as if you were going to smack into a mountain.
I found it surprising that a pilot who used to take planeloads of people int
o Kai Tak said, “I miss flying into that airport.” But I think I know what
he meant. As a pilot, he relished the challenge. He had a confidence based
on his ability and his reliance on those who guided him into the airport.
Too often, we run from challenges. Yet the people we love to read about in t
he Bible are impressive because they battled challenges. Consider Paul. With
the confidence of God’s help, he faced troubles head-on—and conquered the
m. Christ’s promise to Paul and to us is: “My grace is sufficient for you,
for My strength is made perfect in weakness” (2 Cor. 12:9). Like Paul’s e
xample, in the confidence of God’s care we can say to the next challenge: B
ring it on!
I do not ask for easy paths
Along life’s winding roads,
But for the promised grace and strength
To carry all its loads. —Meadows
If God sends you on stony paths,
He will provide you with strong shoes. | m****a
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