Aircraft Manufacturing Plant

To enter into the faith as it were, is to come into a right and a privilege. That of being a member of a body which grants access to a magnificent Aircraft Construction Plant.

Upon entering into the building, you will see row upon row, aisle upon aisle, bay upon bay of equipment and workers. All ready to be used by you in any and all manner of forms and fashions, as you might deem for fit use.

Now, interestingly, most enter into this factory at the leading of another. Of even more interest, is that most of those leading others take little note of all that the factory has to offer. Both in parts for construction, as well as in esteemed laborers trained up in all manner of construction of any vessel that can be made.

Imagine, if you would, the largest plant you may, that of say Boeing or Airbus. In which they construct not only their smaller airplane divisions, the like of say Piper or Lear. Not only the assembly-lines where their commercial aircraft are put together, with all parts and designers and engineers thereof. Not only their experimental division, where they put together their latest and most advanced aircraft meant for flight on earth. Even at the last, they would also have a division solely dedicated to constructing space ships, such as the Space X or other such orbit attaining vehicles, capable of returning to earth and once again achieving orbit.

Now, for all of these resources and all of this knowledge, over all of it is the Master of the plant. The master, He has assigned of late a new supervisor to oversee His operations. As such, this new supervisor has spent some time observing the behavior of the members and the results to which they are attaining.

Over time he witnesses, time and time again, how the people enter in; and for a lack of training, education or freedom, they each of them go about either constructing their own vehicles. Or, rather following others who have themselves so done. Then to offer their experience to others, ever widening or strengthening said circle. In fact, over generations, it has been a rare thing indeed for even a single soul to boldly enter into the back and consult with the Master of the House, directly. To then have a certain supervisor assigned to him for guidance and expertise and leading.

If were you an outsider come in to inspect the vehicles, what you would find is sort of at best a hobbyist convention type of collection of vehicles. They would range from all manner of oddly shaped, land-based vehicles. Most with simple one and two wheel designs. With at best, some capable of simple, local travel. Even these, however, are often prone to breakdown and necessary, continual tinkering, as for most this endeavor remains but a mere hobby. Something attended to once or twice a week, if even that much. Some are but a few times a year, and woe to those who would travel in their vehicles, as they are a serious danger.

Now, industrious as some are, there are a groups scattered about who seek to attain to larger vehicles, fit for steady travel to some degree. They remain volatile and dangerous in some ways, and yet in many ways they have proven to being an somewhat stable, every-day vehicle. That by which one can usually make due in life. With these leaders, there are often groups who accompany them and craft like vehicles for themselves. Both smaller personal craft, as well as larger vehicles fit for other passengers to join in as well.

For these also, there are at times a great many who will follow them for a season or seasons, even at times unto the thousands and tens of thousands. Yet, for all this, these vehicles remain mostly self-idealized and limited. Filled with inherent weakness and danger, subject to at times fatal accidents and having a continual share of breakdowns and accidents. In fact, with this group, this is to be expected and is even as such taught.

There will be a small if rarer group who will, given all of the facilities made available to them, boldly attain to a vehicle that will actually fly. These tend to be oft times loners, and the variety of their craft is quite eclectic. Some have quite interesting craft, capable to short, quick bursts of flight. Yet, soon they must return to the ground. Still yet others will be a solo-type of adventurous craft. These will at times be quite functional, and occasionally even attain to decent altitude. Yet even among these. They often are yet also filled with danger and crippled design plans. For they of their own minds added in details which ought not so have been.

Therein lies the greatest problem over all of these groups. In nearly every case, (and these are the successful ones as well, for they indeed do consult with the manuals which fill the shop); as they go forward into their construction, they insist along the way of incorporating into their plan a piece, part or design that goes against the counsel of the Master of the House. As they so do, they have in a true sense, utterly limited their craft from going any farther at that point.

Sadly and yet unsurprisingly, these flaws will often be entered in early in their projects. Thus, as the builder of the craft begins to add ever more parts unto what he considers is completion, by the time he has advanced to some degree, he can no longer with any excellence go back and discover what the flaw was which he inserted early on.

For most new members, this is an expected part of the process, of which the Master of the House is both fully aware, and even to a degree loves and enjoys it. For always, these are newly His and He loves them.

What distresses the Master most is that just when there ought to be one who can come along and bring guidance and direction to these new ones, invariably the one so doing is one who is himself already hindered by his own error. Thus, that error simply passes on and on to each subsequent generation, perpetuating the error.

What really irritates the Master is when some who have attained to some degree of success get lifted up in pride, and demand that those who would come after them follow in their steps. That they too should be prevented the freedom the Masters own leading within them, rather instructing them in the same death wherein they themselves walk. They thereby ensure that their weakness enters into these new children.

They are forceful and self-willed, hard-hearted toward the Master. It is especially of these of whom James wrote about, saying that many ought not desire to be teachers, for they will answer to a higher standard and the Master will indeed hold them accountable. (paraphrase) They consider themselves already complete, and in the hardness of their hearts perceive that the Master will also be pleased with them. While He loves them, indeed He will not be pleased with their results. For they taught that which was in opposition to what was written clearly in His Word. Peter also spoke of these, those who take the hard things which Paul wrote about, which the ignorant and unstable twist about to their own destruction, and in teaching others the same usher in their destruction too. They will give an answer for this.

What is worst of all, and brings up a great anger that will not be quenched until the final day are those who knowingly imitate true members of the House, and yet are false teachers and spies and imposters and assassins. Who knowingly mislead the sheep of the pasture, intending to bring about their own personal advancement at the cost of these whom they devour. Truly, in the end they will wish they had not been born.

What is the rarest of the rare, usually only a few times in each century or generation, are those who escape out of the hands of all of these, for reason of course of the grace and faithfulness of God. Along with the simple understanding that what these others are teaching simply does not meet up with what the Word of God says.

These anointed few enter into the middle of the factory and humbly lift up their voice, even as they fall to their knees in joy and faith. They express their desire that the Master of the House should teach them, personally. That He should help them, and if need be, even do everything for them. For they in truth have come to a place where they understand that they of their own selves can add nothing good to the work that needs to be done. Of their own strength it cannot possibly be done. They understand in their hearts that in order to attain to the highest of heights, that of true orbit, they need two things: They need to let go of all of their own understanding, and simply trust in God to do as they ask.

These are the rarest of breeds, unable to settle for less than is offered in Christ. Willing to let go completely of all of their own control. In fact, it is in the last part that they do the most important thing: In humbling themselves, they fully confess that they need His help most of all. They know if the Master leaves them room to so do, they will themselves hinder the building of their craft, their faith. So, with great and full abandon, they ask of God that He do it, and that He should do it all. Even especially, that He guard against their own hindering of the process. They know it will cost them in the short term here on earth. Yet, they also know in their hearts that any such cost will be so entirely outweighed by the gain, they consider it but a small thing.

The Master of the House so rejoices at these few, little ones, even as He Himself is the one so raising them up. These are the ones, the very few, who will by faith overcome the evil one and enter into the fullness of what Christ has wrought for them on the earth. In so doing, these will also be the ones who the Master will send out to the others to bring correction.

Sadly, yet unsurprisingly, many of the others are still so earthly minded, that even here they will seek to kill and destroy those whom the Master will send forth. Their own kin and kindred who so love them, for whom they would gladly give their lives, that they themselves have a chance to attain to the love which they have come to know. It is indeed this very love which is so giving of self and life, and yet in so doing will floodgate of mercy be released.

For when the Master sends them forth, the ones who will be most receptive to these few will be those who are new. New in the faith and as of yet simple in heart. They are humble and understand they need help. They are also gullible and prone to deception and worldly charms. As such, these who have already attained to a small level will seek to squash the ones whom the Lord sends forth. These ones are themselves still filled with fear and anger, the rule of their flesh and rule of worldly wisdom.

To these, those whose errors are hidden now within their own craft, the thought of completely disassembling them and beginning fresh and clean at the leading of these the Lord is sending forth; while to those new in the faith, this seems a proper thing to do. Is even easy for them, as they have little or nothing to lose. Those to whom have attained to a level of rich in the world or of worldly wisdom, they find it very hard to let go. They do not fear God, to have to give an answer for the death they bring about in themselves and others. They are far from humbling themselves, but are lifted up in pride and arrogance and self.

Do these presume on the Lords mercy, the same Lord who declared woes on the Pharisees, Scribes, Lawyers and Sadducees? Think they be so lifted up, that they forgot the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom? Sadly, this is indeed the case.

Nevertheless, even among these will some hear and repent, and for these certain, the Master of the House continues to send out His special servants into the world which will hate them and revile them and kill them. Even among their own family, as was supposed. God is faithful and refuses to give of His own heart to His own children, to make available to them all of the Factory which was purchased and prepared for them at such a cost already.

For even in all of these, He loves them so. Even the most mislead among them, they will yet receive mercy at His hand, and therein is for them yet a wondrous eternal life. Far less, however, so much far less than if they would turn away from self and submit themselves unto the Lord and His leading.

So, He sends out his supervisor of the shift and gives him a Word. A message and a grace in which to operate in love and mercy and power, for ever is this a world under battle and stress and the Master knows this.

To those who have ears to hear, come into the heart of the shop. Leave behind the work of your own hands. Start anew. Start afresh. Bring those who already follow you with you, those that will yet come along. If they refuse, worry not, for in time they will yet see the Lord exalt you, and then will they know you did well in humbling yourself. God gives grace to the humble and opposes the proud. Nevertheless, He loves them all.

Come into the shop, do not linger out of doors. Let go of your own ways. Let go of the worlds wisdom. Trust in the Lord who gave His own Son for you. Trust in the Master of the Factory and lean not on your own understanding. That will ever fail you, while he will not.

There is in this shop: the parts, the crew, the wisdom, knowledge and understanding, the desire and faithfulness, the promises and patience, the power and truth to build for he who will humble himself, who will submit a craft that will depart entirely from the power of this world. One out of which, when built, will you fully and finally realize the truth of God, His love and His Word. And in so doing, truly begin to minister in the fullness of His promises and goodness.

Let go of your own ways. Have you found some success? Think you so little of God, that He should then punish you, should you humble yourself and desire more? Is it not written, that those who bear fruit, he prunes, that they should then bear more fruit? And those whom do not bear fruit, he cuts off and throws in the fire? Have you so little faith in the very God whom you claim to know and even instruct others in doctrine? Let go and trust that the Lord will not only exceed your own expectations, but take you to such heights that you do not now know to even ask for.

Let the only Master, the only Teacher and the only living God lead you, bless you and make you a full blessing and servant in His name. Let Him take you up to His own heights and teach you both of the freedom and love through His Son Jesus for you, and send you back to bring those very same riches to so many more than you reach even now.

For you children who are new, come in and never leave. Let not the enemy tempt you away. Yet if indeed for falter, know this: You are ever welcome to enter back into the center of this Shop and Factory, for it is yours. As He makes plain, all Mine is yours, and yours is Mine.

Do not settle for a simple soap box derby car, as interesting as that initially is. Dont let a childs transport serve you all the rest of the way. Seek the Lord for more. Seek the Lord for better. Seek the Lord for only what He can do. Seek the Lord for every hope, every promise. Be not conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind (which is Christs in us).

As I am want to say to the Lord, often, Father, let me not settle nor be satisfied with less than all that is good that You, who are Wonderful, are willing to do. Amen.