The Captain’s Corner

Flying involves working with several areas of knowledge—for example, weather, the physics of flight, navigation, and federal air regulations. Perhaps my favorite of these is navigation, which is the art and science of drawing a line on a map, figuring wind direction and speed, and finding where to point the nose of the airplane in order to get from origin to destination.

All cockpits contain a compass. Yes, computers and global satellite positioning systems do the majority of the work, but if these should fail, the compass is there, ready to give direction and guidance for where you wish to go. The compass’s alignment is governed by the magnetic field in God’s masterfully created earth.

Indeed, Scripture declares that God “set a compass upon the face of the depth” (Proverbs 8:27, KJV). The security and sufficiency of the compass remind me of God’s abiding presence.

Psalm 139:7–10 (NKJV) wonderfully declares that God is always there:

Where can I go from Your Spirit?
Or where can I flee from Your presence?
If I ascend into heaven, You are there;
If I make my bed in hell, behold, You are there.
If I take the wings of the morning,
And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea,
Even there Your hand shall lead me,
And Your right hand shall hold me.

You can’t hide from God.

You can’t run from God.

He is near and available to guide you in the direction that you should go.

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