Over
twenty years ago, a family planned on spending some vacation time at a mountain
resort in California. The day of departure proved perfect for flying, so they climbed
aboard their airplane at the small California airport with great excitement.
The
dad, who piloted the plane, was a successful business executive. Perhaps for that
reason, his mind was reflecting on business. Maybe he was so excited to be with
his family, he became engrossed in what they had to say.
Whatever
the reason, the dad got distracted. Little by little, he drifted off course
until his small plane crashed into a Mexican airliner over a residential area
in Cerritos, California.
Everyone
on both planes was killed. A number of people on the ground perished as well.
The
writer of Hebrews reminds us that distraction leads to drifting, and drifting
can lead to disaster.
1 We must pay the most careful attention, therefore, to what we have
heard, so that we do not drift away (Heb. 2:1.) NIV
3 how shall we escape if we ignore so great a salvation?
(Heb. 2:3a.) NIV
Source: Knofel Stanton, HEAVEN BOUND LIVING.
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