Darlene had a great many errands to do that day. She backed the car out of the garage, turned it around and started to drive out of the driveway. But suddenly the family’s little dog, named Muffin, darted in front of her car and began barking. And Muffin barked and barked frantically.
Darlene was not able to drive out without hitting the dog. She leaned out of the car window and scolded Muffin, yelling: “Get out of the way, Muffin!”
But Muffin wouldn’t stop barking and running back and forth in front of the car. So Darlene tried driving to one side of the driveway, and then on the other side. Nothing worked. Muffin would run in front of the car, barking. Finally, she drove right across the lawn and out onto the road.
Just then she heard a terrible, splintering crash behind her. She stopped the car, and turning, she saw that their huge maple tree had fallen right over the driveway where she would have driven if Muffin had not stopped her. Muffin was sitting in the driveway near the tree with a look that seemed to say, “See what I saved you from!”
Perhaps the little dog could hear the tree cracking and somehow sensed the danger of it falling. She tried her best to keep Darlene away from it. And we want to warn you of a danger you may not be aware of.
The Bible clearly warns us of the danger resulting from our sins. The penalty for our sins is death and eternity in the lake of fire. But the Bible also explains that God loves each one of us and offers to save us from that penalty. He is offering eternal life to you and me, because He sent His Son, Jesus Christ, to pay the penalty for our sins on Calvary’s cross. “He that heareth My word, and believeth on Him that sent Me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life” (John 5:2424Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life. (John 5:24)). All you need to do is confess to God that you are a sinner and need to be saved from that awful penalty for your sins. Then accept His Son, Jesus Christ, as your very own Saviour by believing that He died on the cross as your substitute for your sins. Another verse simply says, “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved” (Acts 16:3131And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house. (Acts 16:31)).
Muffin warned Darlene of her danger, and God is warning you of your danger too. Have you done anything about it?
ML-12/20/2015