Where AM I ?

Acts 25:8 Then Paul made his defense: “I have done nothing wrong against the Jewish law or against the temple or against Caesar.”

On February 15, 1947 Glenn Chambers boarded a plane bound for Quito, Ecuador to begin his ministry in missionary broadcasting. But he never arrived. In a horrible moment, the plane carrying Chambers crashed into a mountain peak and spiraled downward. Later it was learned that before leaving the Miami airport, Chambers wanted to write his mother a letter. All he could find for stationery was a page of advertising on which was written the single word "WHY?" Around that word he hastily scribbled a final note. After Chambers' mother learned of her son's death, his letter arrived. She opened the envelope, took out the paper, and unfolded it. Staring her in the face was the question "WHY?"

The question WHY always does the rounds, maybe a little bit too much in our lives. When tragedy hits us, one feels, I don’t deserve this. When misfortune takes over us, one questions God for HIS  authority. In all this unjust world, there seems to be a disbalance which tends to hurt us and all the more discourage us. When Paul was once more questioned in the court of Festus, he would have felt miserable. Here was a man standing for truth, and was being persecuted without any real cause.

Often when we tend to have questions like  WHERE is our mind, we just need to check the fact, AM I IN THE CENTRE OF GOD’s Will ? If the answer is yes, then for sure, God will take care of everything that comes our way. Paul was sure he was in the centre of God’s will, so was all ready to face anything and go anywhere. Where AM I ?

Stanley Thomas Isac

Stanley is serving as the Pastor of Crossway Church in New Delhi, he can be reached at Stanleytisac@gmail.com