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I was driving on a main road until I couldn’t. The road was closed. I followed traffic onto a smaller road option where I saw one house that had an inflatable Christmas tree with inflatable presents. It was pleasant to see.
At the end of each of our life stories, their is either eternal Heaven or eternal Hell, and for those that haven’t lived for Jesus, unless Jesus chooses to perform a miracle for an individual, Heaven is closed. At that point, the only other place to go for ETERNITY is Hell. There is no “little less than Heaven, but still pleasant” option. It’s one or the other.
In 2 Peter 3:10-11, we read,
“10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.
11 Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,”
1 Thessalonians 4:16-17, Matthew 24:36
When you’re driving around, do you mostly focus on other vehicles, or the people in the vehicle? Unless I’m at a four-way stop, I mostly focus on other vehicles, and not the people in the vehicle, so one day when I was headed northbound, and heard happy southbound honks, I had no clue who was happy to see me (still don’t-lol).
When Jesus returns, some Christians might be driving, but I think Jesus will be too overwhelmingly glorious for them to consider happily honking. Plus, 1 Corinthians 15:52 says, “52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.” So since it all happens so fast, I don’t even think anyone will be able to get out one “whoo!” for the awesomeness of Jesus.
In 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17, Paul said, “16 For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. 17 After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever.”
I was driving north on a narrow road, and a funeral procession was heading south on the same narrow road. With the gap between us closing quickly, I tried to remember how best to show repect. I decided to turn into a nearby park parking lot so they could drive with plenty of room. From my out of the way view, I saw about 20 cars in that funeral procession. I was sad for the people that followed the vehicle containing the shell of the one they must have known and loved.
One person’s life can affect others. The people in those vehicles didn’t know I had compassion for them. Maybe another driver that was unexpectedly confronted with that funeral procession, and faced with the evidence of death, chose to examine their life. Maybe that driver started to think about how to live a Christian life.
Life can get sad, and we can cry in a crisis, but if we’re actively living for Jesus every day He gives us, then when our time comes, Jesus can wipe any tears away, and welcome us into our beautiful heavenly home. Paul said it best in Philippians 1:21: 21 For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.”
(Reblog)
I read about a battle between Israel and the Philistines. David was exhausted and a Philistine named, Ishbi-Benob, wanted to kill him. Then Abishai came forward and killed the Philistine. I believe God used Abishai to rescue David. David was a thankful man and sang in celebration after God helped him many times.
God rescued me on May 21, 2009. I was driving on Bever Avenue, a busy street, when someone ran a stop sign and headed for the left front of the car. I was forced to swerve immediately to the right onto a side street, and unfortunately, there was a car at a stop sign there, right in my path. I closed my eyes, and braced for the impact as my tires screeched, but instead, our car just straightened out and seemed to float. Shaken, I drove slowly and found a place to park and checked out the car. There weren’t any scratches and I wasn’t injured!
I believe God sent an angel to pick up our car. Thanks be to God, my rescuer! God helps me in many ways, but the heavenly help on Bever Avenue that afternoon stands out. Every year now when I put up a new calendar, I record on May 21st the words, “Heavenly help on Bever Ave.” so I can remember what God did for me.
(Reblog with minor revisions)
I read about a battle between Israel and the Philistines. David was exhausted and a Philistine named, Ishbi-Benob, wanted to kill him. Then Abishai came forward and killed the Philistine. I believe God used Abishai to rescue David. David was a thankful man and sang in celebration after God helped him many times.
God rescued me on May 21, 2009. I was driving on Bever Avenue, a busy street, when someone ran a stop sign and headed for the left front of the car. I was forced to swerve immediately to the right onto a side street, and unfortunately, there was a car at a stop sign there, right in my path. I braced for the impact as my tires screeched, but instead, our car just straightened out and seemed to float. Shaken, I drove slowly and found a place to park and checked out the car. There weren’t any scratches and I wasn’t injured!
I believe God sent an angel to pick up our car. Thanks be to God, my rescuer! God helps me in many ways, but the heavenly help on Bever Avenue that afternoon stands out. Every year now when I put up a new calendar, I record on May 21st the words, “Heavenly help on Bever Ave.” so I can remember what God did for me.
Jesus faced opposition while on Earth, and after He ascended to Heaven, the apostles faced opposition as well. Because of Jesus, they were able to perform miracles for the people to witness. The Sadducees knew about this and were very jealous. They decided to arrest the apostles. Subsequently, the apostles were put in jail. However, at nighttime, an angel opened the jail doors and told them to go and teach the people.
The next day, the officers had to tell the Sanhedrin that even though there were guards and a “securely locked” jail door, the apostles weren’t there. That report confused the chief priests.
God sent the apostles an angel to get them out of jail. I believe God sent me an angel on 5/21/09. I was driving without my family on Bever Avenue, a busy street, when someone ran a stop sign and headed for the left front of the car. I was forced to swerve immediately to the right onto a side street, and unfortunately, there was a little car that suddenly appeared at a stop sign there, right in my path. I closed my eyes and braced for the impact as my tires screeched, but instead, the front of our car just seemed to float. When I opened my eyes, I saw the little car I had tried to avoid still at the stop sign, with no damage. I was pointed in the right direction. Shaken, I drove very slowly and found a place to park. I checked out the car. There wasn’t any damage, and I wasn’t injured!
Believe what you like, but I believe God sent an angel to pick up our car. Thanks be to God, my rescuer!
When I’m driving, I usually give other drivers the benefit of the doubt and make up scenarios for why they are driving haphazardly. I may tell myself that it’s a family emergency or some other pressing matter. However, when I was driving home recently, an RV surprised me by cutting me off. The rear of the vehicle was ever present and I noticed an irony. It said, “View” and it was now blocking my view of the road and the horizon. I started to get upset but then simmered down.
Proverbs 19:11 lets us know basically that it’s good not to take offense. The next time someone does or says something that offends you, in addition to remembering this verse, you might imagine they said what our daughter said after saying something unkind. After she realized she didn’t sound nice, she said, “Pretend I didn’t say that and that I said something else.”
Big Bible Fan 