The Good Of The Father (Boss) #1973

 Lift My yoke upon you and be learning from Me, for meek am I and humble in heart, and you shall be finding rest in your souls, For My yoke is kindly and My load is light 

Matthews Account 11: 29-30, Concordant New Testament 

I've always been one for a good air show.  Some of the best pilots in the world belong to the United States Navy Blue Angels flight demonstration team.  Every year these aviators perform dozens of shows not only across the country, but around the world as well.  They are our ambassadors of naval aviation, showcasing not only their own abilities but the performance abilities of their aircraft.  Since 1986, the Blues have flown the McDonnel Douglas F/A-18 Super Hornet.  I've had the opportunity to not only see the Blue Angels perform, but to study a bit of what it is they do as well.  Their precision flying is made that much more remarkable when one takes into consideration that the undivided attention of five of these six pilots is centered on the number one aircraft throughout the performance.  This is the Blue Angel lead pilot, or "Boss."  As they go through their flight maneuvers, each pilots attention is centered upon the Boss' F/A-18 aircraft.  As close as they fly together, to become distracted in the middle of one of these maneuvers could mean disaster.  Nothing has illustrated this more than a crash involving four United States T-38 Talons of the Air Force Thunderbirds in 1982 over Indian Springs Nevada.  While practicing a line abreast loop, all four of the Thunderbird diamond formation, their attention undoubtedly glued to their flight leader, crashed into the desert.  This is part of the danger associated with this type of flying.  The other day I was in a conversation with a fellow Gym Rat when I made the suggestion that one should always keep the Lord Jesus in our thoughts.  In other words, our thoughts should always be centered upon our life in Him.  Jesus speaks to this in the book of Matthew where He proclaims that we should "Lift My yoke upon you and be learning from Me" {Matthews Account 11:29-30}.  There is no question that we do well to remember just who we are and what our own identity is in Christ.  Like those pilots flying in their close formation maneuvers, our eyes should be on our "Boss" Jesus {Johns Account 14:6}.  We realize that Jesus is the very source of our existence {Johns Account 1:3}.  

With Christ have I been crucified, yet I am living; no longer I, but living in me is Christ.  Now that which I am now living in flesh, I am living in faith that is of the Son of God, Who loves Me, and gives Himself up for me

Paul to the Galatians 2: 20, Concordant New Testament 

There is no doubt that the apostle Paul made Jesus the center of his life after his "Come to Jesus" moment on that road to Damascus.  Paul's attention was not focused on the world or his former teachings of the Jewish faith, but upon Jesus.  Indeed, we can learn much from the life lived by Paul.  It is Paul who contradicts the centuries old separation theology paradigm spoken by those in the mainstream church.  The theology which speaks to our sin separating us from the presence of God.  This is the lie spoken by the church.  For Paul speaks in Romans to Jesus "Dying to sin once for all time" {Paul to the Romans 6:10}.  This wasn't simply Paul coming to this realization about himself, but speaking the truth of the evangel of Christ for all to hear.  Pau's eyes were set upon Jesus.  In recent years, I have come to the realization that my own eyes have been opened to this truth as well.  Just as flying for the Blue Angels takes years of practice, so it is with the revelation of our life in Christ which Jesus speaks to in the book of John {Johns Account 14:20}.  Indeed, Paul spent years in the synagogues of the Jewish faith before His encounter with Jesus on that dusty road.  My own upbringing was centered upon the teachings of the mainstream church.  Growing up, I feared losing my own salvation if I didn't "Fly right."  It wasn't until years later that my life in the Father was revealed unto me {Paul to the Galatians 1:15-16}.  When Jesus spoke to taking His yoke upon us, I believe that He was referring to keeping our focus on Him.  No matter what it is that we're going through, it is made less stressful when we keep our eyes upon the true purpose of our life, Christ Jesus. 

~Scott~