I am an early riser. This past Sunday morning around 5:30 a.m. I noticed patrol car lights. As the morning wore on, I noticed that traffic had stopped and had been stopped for quite some time. Clearly there had been some kind of accident on business 71 yet I did not hear any kind of crash. Yesterday my husband informed me that there had been an accident. A young man, possibly in his 20’s, had been struck down by a car. He apparently had been walking down the middle of the highway in the dark wearing dark clothing. The driver of the vehicle did not see him until he was almost on him. A life gone in an instant.
Scripture warns us that this life is but a vapor, a mist. Those of us who have had to let go of a young child or young adult are quite aware of that reality. This is not written I believe to scare us as it is to make us aware so that we are ready when that time comes. Do we have a faith and trust in Christ? Have we given our lives to Him? Do we love Him more than this world? Do we understand that there is something so much better still to come?
Like you I found myself grieving for a family that would receive hard news. I wondered if they had a faith in Christ. I wondered if that young man dying on a lonely highway had a faith in Christ. If you are reading this and you are still on the fence, I encourage you to read God’s Word with an open mind and an open heart. I encourage to try and find out if you believe the God of the bible to be the only true God. If you already are of that opinion, praise God and be thankful for each moment you have and especially grateful for each moment that will come when we are in His presence. In the meantime, stay courageous!