Susan was a student at a college in Virginia. She had driven up with a group from the college to Richmond to attend an intercollegiate meeting. She was supposed to drive on the return trip, so had wisely avoided drinking any alcoholic beverages. However, this was not the case with the other members of the group.
As the carload of students headed back late that evening, Susan became concerned about the conversion and actions of the passengers. She realized that what she was hearing was due mostly to the effect of the alcohol which they had drunk.
But after all just how much better was she? If she had taken alcoholic beverages herself, wouldn’t she be acting the same way they were? Didn’t these actions expose the sinful nature that was in each of them, including herself? Hearing the conversation of her friends, an uneasy feeling of shame came over her.
Suddenly up ahead in the darkness something caught her attention. It was a roadside sign—its letters appearing to light up as the car lights struck it. “Prepare to Meet Thy God!” The words seemed to leap out at her—“Prepare to Meet Thy God!"; and then they were past the sign. As she continued to drive along the highway, she thought how they all needed to prepare to meet God. The way they were acting showed what their condition was before Him. They were far from being ready to meet God.
Back at college the words stayed with her. She could not shake off the message that had made such a forceful impression. For some time she remained uneasy until finally she took the step necessary to prepare to meet God. She accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as her Saviour. “If thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised Him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.” Romans 10:99That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. (Romans 10:9).
ML-07/20/1980