I took my family on a vacation to Eastern Tennessee and Western North Carolina. What a beautiful sight, compared to the flat corn fields of Indiana, as we traveled up one mountain and down the next. It was exciting to wind along the mountainside with the mountain dropping off on one side in a steep drop and then climbing straight up on the other side. As we wound our way through the slow moving traffic up one particular mountain road, we were talking about the beauty of the mountains with our kids, Suddenly, up in front of us the semi truck and trailer that we were two car lengths behind began to careen to the left and then to the right and then back again!
We watched in horror and helplessness as we saw the driver trying to regain control of tens of thousands of pounds of out of control machine! As he rounded one turn and then the next, the back of the trailer began to tilt wildly to the side. In just seconds our quiet drive through the mountains went from serene to surreal as we saw the trailer (in what seemed like super slow motion) tilt too far past center and then fall over on its side into the side of the mountain. As the trailer tipped it puller the massive semi truck over with it until both were sliding along the side of the mountain on their side.
We obviously stopped right away. My son and I got out and rushed up to see if we could help while the rest of the family immediately began to pray in the van. The driver was fine albeit, very shaken up, and we were soon back on the road realizing that you never know what may be around the next bend of life. Are you ready? Do you know where you would turn?
Jesus Christ loves you and gave His life for you to spend the rest of eternity with Him in heaven. He paid a penalty that only He could pay (since He lived a perfect life) and if you decide to start a relationship with him by putting all of your trust in Him rather than the things around you, you can be assured of living in heaven with Him someday.
This new relationship with Jesus can change your life. Speak to Jesus (just like you would a friend) and ask Him to start a work in your life today and to begin something new that will transform you and give you joy and hope beyond all imagination. Questions? Visit www.ogbc.net or email me at ogbc@ogbc.net. I hope to hear from you so that you can begin the next steps of this new relationship with Christ.
Here at the Osceola Grace Brethren Church you can find Real People living Real Lives and striving to find Real Answers.
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