After World War One, Robert Watson-Watt invented a process called Radio Detection and Ranging, which in 1941 was coined in the word "Radar." Radar emits electromagnetic waves that are reflected off a target and transmitted back to a receiver, accurately showing location, size and even speed of the target. Radar sees where humans cannot.
Most all of us have travelled by airplane sometime in life, but do we realize that all planes today are guided by radar? It gives a pilot the ability to fly no matter what the conditions may be, day or night, in clear weather, fog or storm. In the densest of clouds that would keep a pilot from seeing a thing in front of him, the radar screen shows what is ahead and all around. Radar penetrates the clouds and fog and shows the pilot what is out there.
Faith in Jesus Christ is the radar that sees through the clouds of life. If we see only with our eyes, we will miss the reality of God. The reality of the victory of Christ on the cross can be seen only by faith. Faith in Jesus perceives what is actual and real. Human senses perceive only that which is limited to time and space, but faith in Christ sees God in all that happens in life. Faith's radar sees through to the storms of trouble and heartache so that we can see Jesus in the midst of it all, guiding us through.
Human hearts are amazingly alike. If you could talk honestly with people in America, England, Israel or China, you would hear the same needs and longings. If people would only trust in Jesus Christ as the One who guides them in the Word of God, they would be wiser than all the wisdom of mankind. If we would see with the eyes of faith, we would know God loves us in Jesus, and wants us with Him in heaven.
Human wisdom is a poor guide when it comes to God. It's tainted with pride and vanity. We need to see the world through the eyes of the child who trusts God for all good things.
The next time you fly, know that the pilot is being guided by radar. And the next time you face a day, let yourself be guided by the radar of God's love for you in Jesus Christ.
In the name of Jesus, the best Pilot in life.
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