Military planes attempted to catch the Lear 35 jet, but once they understood the situation they could do nothing but watch hopelessly as the jet, exhausted of its fuel, fell from the air. Had we been standing on the ground unaware of the situation and watching that small plane fly westward, we would not have known anything was wrong inside. Our impressions would have been very positive from an outside perspective until we learned what was really going on inside the plane. Payne Stewart s tragic death is a somewhat unique occurrence in the history of aviation, but a similar pattern exists in many peoples lives. All around us everyday, we see people who appear to be flying high and fast.
Every external indication suggests a straight and true course.
Only when they crash and burn from their own internal deficiencies do we realize that something, unseen to us, was terribly wrong. The words to a song at a recent worship service comes to my mind. Bring their searching to an end. Lord, I know you love him, help him understand. You re the only who can.