Jesus is the ultimate pilot car.
We have a ton of road construction going on in our little town at the moment. Most folks who live here are discovering all types of routes to avoid it at all costs. We despise road construction of all types, don’t we?
We will really enjoy traveling on the shiny new four lane roadway, but the process of getting there is slow and painful and we will avoid it if possible.
Road construction requires us to stop or at the very least, to slow down. We don’t like that. When we travel in our cars, we have specific places to go and a set time to get there and we do not like to be taken off track.
But, sometimes, there is no way around the construction. Sometimes we find ourselves stuck in it, at a complete stop. If we aren’t running late somewhere, we become annoyed. If we are late, we can become angry.
When the traffic starts moving again, we sometimes find ourselves behind a pilot car. The pilot car moves very slowly and will often have us driving down paths that we never would, if we were in control of the situation ourselves. We can easily find ourselves traveling on the wrong side of the road where we would meet oncoming traffic head on, if there were any.
But, there isn’t any.
The pilot car is in constant communication with other workers up ahead, who have closed off that lane keeping everyone involved, completely safe. Our only job as drivers, is to slow down and follow the pilot car.
When I think about it, life is always busy with some kind of construction. Whether it’s something major like graduating, getting married, having a baby, or changing jobs, or minor, like getting a new doctor or a new neighbor, life is always changing.
There is simply no way to avoid change here on planet earth no matter how desperately we may try.
What we need is a good pilot car. As Christians, we happen to have one in Jesus.
If we follow closely behind Him and not get impatient and try to pass Him, He will faithfully see us through all kinds of construction, big and small. Even when it gets scary and we seem to be headed in the wrong lane into oncoming traffic, if we trust, if we obey, we will come out safely on the other side.
Jesus, as it turns out, is the perfect pilot car. Sometimes I need reminding. Perhaps you needed reminding today too.
Have an awesome day!
Wendy 🙂