I cannot believe how often I hear about people taking such a great risk with their lives.
Do you realize that there are literally millions of people, every day, who go “skydiving without a parachute?”
For those of you who know me, you may already get the feeling that my sarcasm is coming out so get ready, buckle up, hang on tight, and all that, because this is a crazy ride.
Picture this. Someone you know (it may even be you) has made plans to board a plane and take a flight to a certain destination. You pick one, most any will do for the sake of our story.
So this person is riding along and all of a sudden the pilot announces there’s not enough fuel to make it to the appointed destination and have enough fuel to make it to his next stop so he’s going to have a flight attendant open a side door and any passengers who have to, may jump out.
Well, the subject of our story has been simply been enjoying the ride and had not made any plans to jump from a plane because they never planned for any type of emergency like this.
They had never been to a seminar on what to do in case there was a need to jump from a plane in mid-flight. They had never joined a support group of those people who flew to make plans in case there was ever a need to jump. The support group would have been those who could provide good advice about planning for such an instance, even planning on having a parachute, JUST IN CASE OF EMERGENCY.
Skydiving in this case is life. I would have to say that anyone who would go skydiving without the benefit of a parachute is simply crazy and looking for trouble. You would agree with me (I hope). The Word of God teaches us that planning is very important for living. Are you with me? Jeremiah 29.11-13: 11For I know the plans that I think toward you, says the Lord, plans of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope. 12Then you will call upon Me and go and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. 13And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart.
The Lord, God in Heaven who created you, wants you to consult Him in everything you do. That means all of your planning. Do not wait for an emergency situation to call out to God. Do not wait until you have absolutely nothing to call upon Him or His people because it is almost certainly too late to get some help.
Look at this next verse: Proverbs 15.22: Without counsel, plans go awry, But in the multitude of counselors they are established.
Unfortunately, people do not take heed to the counsel of God’s Word. Sadly, many of the people who really need good counsel will not read this blog so they might recognize themselves as being the foolish one to go “skydiving without a parachute”. There are many people, right now, who will have too much month and too little money to pay for their needs. Most often its because of unwise lifestyle choices: i.e. - spending more than they make on things that are not necessary such as smoking cigarettes, paying for a cell phone contract, cable or satellite TV, pet care and food (Don’t get me wrong -
I understand you might enjoy having a dog, but it is not necessary), etc . . .
My counsel is to become wise with what you make while you make it so that in tough times you have an emergency plan.
Proverbs 21.5: The plans of the diligent lead surely to plenty, But those of everyone who is hasty, surely to poverty.
If you are a believer and do not have a home church: FIND ONE, period.
Hebrews 19.24.25: 24And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works, 25not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching.
It will be your church family who knows you and will be best able to address your specific needs. It will be your church family who has watched you to know if you have been diligent in your prayer life, in your walk with Christ, so that they can help with a temporary setback.
On the other had, it will be your church family who will also know if you have been frivolous with your money and have not been a good steward of your finances and it would then be best for you if you sat down with someone who could offer you good advice on how to stay out of debt.
I do not know of a church that would turn you away on Sunday when you came to worship with them. If there is then its not really representing the will of God.
If you are an unbeliever, I would like you to know that Christ died for all the sins of all the world, that includes you. It may be that you are in a situation that requires immediate help but know this: you have a way to make plans so that you do not have to experience such emergencies that are out of your control. The Word of God teaches that you can make good decisions so that you might not have to panic.
Going through life without a relationship with the Lord, without a relationship with His people, is like skydiving without a parachute. Everyone has a type of faith but often misplaced. Isn't it time to take the step to make the right plans?
Do you realize that there are literally millions of people, every day, who go “skydiving without a parachute?”
For those of you who know me, you may already get the feeling that my sarcasm is coming out so get ready, buckle up, hang on tight, and all that, because this is a crazy ride.
Picture this. Someone you know (it may even be you) has made plans to board a plane and take a flight to a certain destination. You pick one, most any will do for the sake of our story.
So this person is riding along and all of a sudden the pilot announces there’s not enough fuel to make it to the appointed destination and have enough fuel to make it to his next stop so he’s going to have a flight attendant open a side door and any passengers who have to, may jump out.
Well, the subject of our story has been simply been enjoying the ride and had not made any plans to jump from a plane because they never planned for any type of emergency like this.
They had never been to a seminar on what to do in case there was a need to jump from a plane in mid-flight. They had never joined a support group of those people who flew to make plans in case there was ever a need to jump. The support group would have been those who could provide good advice about planning for such an instance, even planning on having a parachute, JUST IN CASE OF EMERGENCY.
Skydiving in this case is life. I would have to say that anyone who would go skydiving without the benefit of a parachute is simply crazy and looking for trouble. You would agree with me (I hope). The Word of God teaches us that planning is very important for living. Are you with me? Jeremiah 29.11-13: 11For I know the plans that I think toward you, says the Lord, plans of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope. 12Then you will call upon Me and go and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. 13And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart.
The Lord, God in Heaven who created you, wants you to consult Him in everything you do. That means all of your planning. Do not wait for an emergency situation to call out to God. Do not wait until you have absolutely nothing to call upon Him or His people because it is almost certainly too late to get some help.
Look at this next verse: Proverbs 15.22: Without counsel, plans go awry, But in the multitude of counselors they are established.
Unfortunately, people do not take heed to the counsel of God’s Word. Sadly, many of the people who really need good counsel will not read this blog so they might recognize themselves as being the foolish one to go “skydiving without a parachute”. There are many people, right now, who will have too much month and too little money to pay for their needs. Most often its because of unwise lifestyle choices: i.e. - spending more than they make on things that are not necessary such as smoking cigarettes, paying for a cell phone contract, cable or satellite TV, pet care and food (Don’t get me wrong -
I understand you might enjoy having a dog, but it is not necessary), etc . . .
My counsel is to become wise with what you make while you make it so that in tough times you have an emergency plan.
Proverbs 21.5: The plans of the diligent lead surely to plenty, But those of everyone who is hasty, surely to poverty.
If you are a believer and do not have a home church: FIND ONE, period.
Hebrews 19.24.25: 24And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works, 25not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching.
It will be your church family who knows you and will be best able to address your specific needs. It will be your church family who has watched you to know if you have been diligent in your prayer life, in your walk with Christ, so that they can help with a temporary setback.
On the other had, it will be your church family who will also know if you have been frivolous with your money and have not been a good steward of your finances and it would then be best for you if you sat down with someone who could offer you good advice on how to stay out of debt.
I do not know of a church that would turn you away on Sunday when you came to worship with them. If there is then its not really representing the will of God.
If you are an unbeliever, I would like you to know that Christ died for all the sins of all the world, that includes you. It may be that you are in a situation that requires immediate help but know this: you have a way to make plans so that you do not have to experience such emergencies that are out of your control. The Word of God teaches that you can make good decisions so that you might not have to panic.
Going through life without a relationship with the Lord, without a relationship with His people, is like skydiving without a parachute. Everyone has a type of faith but often misplaced. Isn't it time to take the step to make the right plans?
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