BBD 03.18.21 Almost Stupid (Classic)
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Classic from 2002
The Burning Bush Devotional
18 March 2021
Finally,
my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. - Ephesians
6:10.
The Federal
Aviation Administration publishes a monthly aviation safety newsletter written
by Fred P. Harms. I stumbled onto their December 2001 newsletter entitled “Almost Stupid” in
which Fred says, “In any given year fuel mistakes by pilots account for
roughly 10% of the accidents by general aviation. There are usually two
distinct types of errors leading to either fuel starvation or fuel exhaustion.
Fuel starvation occurs when there is fuel aboard the aircraft, but it does not
reach the engine, either because of mistakes in switching fuel flow controls,
or because of contaminants in the fuel, or blockage in the supply lines. The
second type is fuel exhaustion, when all usable fuel is expended.” Fred sums up his article by saying, “Pilots don’t intend to have accidents. When they occur
they are usually the consequence of human factors, not stupidity. Running out of gas however is almost stupid.”
A
frequent cause of the loss of spiritual power is not an empty fuel tank, but
some type of blockage. Blockages can come about through a variety of ways
including: failing to treat your wife with honor (1 Peter 3:7), grieving (Ephesians 4:30) or quenching (1 Thessalonians 5:19) the Holy
Spirit, failing to confess our trespasses or faults (James 5:16), and through being prideful (1 Peter 5:5).
The
classic reason for a lack of spiritual power is a lack of fuel. How
do we fuel up spiritually? By praying (Luke 18:1), by having an intake of God’s Word (Matthew 4:4), by assembling with other
believers (Matthew 18:20; Hebrews 10:24-25).
The
fact is that most of us know that there are some things that we need to avoid
spiritually, and to do spiritually. Fred
Harms says, “One reason pilots run out of gas is that they don’t know
how much (fuel) they have even when it is full.” That can be our problem as well. Losing power, using up our
spiritual fuel, occurs gradually; and we may not even know we are sitting on
empty, until the crash comes.
What’s
the solution for us? Don’t wait until you crash, fill up every day so
you will know you have the spiritual fuel needed to face the challenges of each
day. Remember Fred P. Harms says, “Running out
of gas…is almost stupid.”
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