The Power of Truth

On April 14th I had the privilege of speaking at a purity conference in Bentonville, Arkansas. There was around 250 teens and adults there! It was a power packed evening with a message of salvation and sexual purity. This topic of purity is not an easy subject to tackle, but it is extremely important for this generation! There were 3 that accepted Jesus in Salvation, and many others lives were changed by a commitment to purity. It was exciting to see the Power of Truth even for those who have never heard!

Don't Miss Your Flight!

I briefly looked at my itinerary email on my phone on Saturday night. 9:40 a.m. Flight departure time. At least that is what I thought I saw...you would think that I would have learned by now to double check such important things. Nope. I stayed at Dad and Mom's on Saturday night after the Fire Conference, and was to fly back to Missouri on Sunday morning.

So I woke up early enough to get to Indianapolis airport an hour early...so I thought. I said goodbye to my Father and went in to check-in and print my boarding pass. I swipe my passport through the kiosk and it prints out a paper with these words; "This flight has already departed."
My heart sinks, but only momentarily. I think to myself, "surely there is a mistake, I looked at my itinerary last night and the flight leaves at 9:40." So in my arrogance I approach the smiling agent at the airline desk. "I need to get a boarding pass for the DFW flight at 9:40." I say with confidence whipping out my passport and handing it to her. She begins tapping on the keyboard and then a frown appears on her face...
"Um..Sir? We don't have a 9:40 flight to DFW, the only flight is the 8:20 which has already just left"
Now my heart sinks...all the way. I whip out my iPhone and pull up my itinerary email to look at the flight time again, (which I should have done the night before) Departure time flight 5050 to DFW: 8:20 a.m. Junk. Yet another HUGE oversight!
So I was able to get the next flight through Chicago and get home just half an hour later than originally. And it turned out to be a God thing anyway because I sat next to a woman from India! So I was able to share Truth with her on the flight home.

But as I was waiting for the flight to Chicago to board, I began to ponder this thought. There is a much more important flight I don't want to miss coming up one day. Many times in our stubborn arrogance we think we have been thorough in our preparations, but even one small mistake can cause you to miss your flight. At that point no amount of blaming someone else or excuses for our failure will be of any affect.

We cannot afford to miss THE flight!

Be ready, not according to your definition of being prepared, but according to HIS definition. Ephesians 5:27 "That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish."