THE PILOT AND THE RAT

I’m quite fascinated with a story I read recently and which is detailed below. The moral of the story is that, some little problems, threats, challenges have the potential to do grave damage … but often cannot survive as we step higher into God’s divine presence.

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THE MODERN airliner on the runway was a beauty. It was equipped with the latest equipment and missiles. It could fly at supersonic speeds and quickly race to great heights. If an enemy plane were in the vicinity, the jet's pilot could raze that plane miles away, before the plane's pilot could even see him!

The pilot climbed into the jet and off he flew, leaving the earth far behind as he soared above the clouds. He straightened himself in his seat, naturally proud of his jet and of himself for qualifying to fly such a stylish mode of transportation.

A DREAM ABOUT THE RAPTURE

I had a dream this morning which I would like to share briefly.

I was going about my daily business, transportation, meetings etc. I was in a building and walked out on to the balcony with some other people. I heard a sound, it wasn't too loud and I knew it was the rapture. I looked up and the sky was very blue and bright. I saw people already all over the sky. I wondered about myself and then I too began to ascend with a couple of others around me.

But then after a while I realized I was no longer going up vertically. Rather I floated into someone's house far away. I asked what I was doing here and a voice told me I needed to let them know they had to repent and (the voice said something else about the rapture which I cannot recall now).