NOT THE CO-PILOT

I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.  Psalm: 32:8 (KJV)

I was a fairly new believer in Jesus Christ when I saw a “Christian” bumper sticker that made me smile:  “God Is My Co-Pilot.” Good visual, I thought.   

Soon I saw them on more vehicles—people acknowledging that God is always with them, even when they drive. God must be pleased.

Later, a mature believer told me that God is NOT really anyone’s co-pilot. Something to think about . . . I know that God is always with me. He put it in writing all through the Bible.

I like the visual of God sitting next to me whenever and wherever I drive, but the Sovereign God of the Universe is NOT anyone’s co-anything. I want the visual to be accurate. 

More pondering. . .  Who, other than the co-pilot, sits next to the operator of any vehicle?  

A navigator is the one who reads the map and knows the way to reach the destination. Skip the map — God doesn’t need one.

A driving instructor teaches, coaches, and corrects the student driver — and for protection, there is a second brake pedal on his side of the car.  

I also like to imagine God having an invisible force field to protect me from the careless driver who passes me on the right, then crosses three lanes in front of me to get to the left exit.

Bottom line:  God is NOT my Co-Pilot.  It is an honor to be allowed to drive His vehicle.

Dear God, please be my Navigator, Guide, Coach, and Protector.  Help me to pay more attention to You.

© 2019.  Sarah F. Strachan