A red truck drove slowly through the streets of our village. On one side of the truck was a large wooden display board. Nailed to the board were thirty-one pairs of shoes of various sizes, and the following words were printed above in large letters: “These shoes were emptied this year in our county by careless drivers.”
Some officials were hoping that this display would help motorists to drive more carefully.
As we looked at this sad display of emptied shoes we noticed that many had belonged to men and women, and some were boys’ and girls’ shoes. There were a few small shoes too, that had belonged to tiny tots. Their owners had all met sudden death.
We can see that life is very brief and eternity is just ahead. We thought as we looked at this display, “Where have their precious souls gone?” For those trusting the Lord Jesus as their Saviour, they went suddenly into His presence.
How sad for those who died without Christ — they are in an eternity of woe. Of such we read, “And in hell he lifted up his eyes, being in torments.” Luke 16:2323And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. (Luke 16:23).
Are you ready to meet God, dear reader? Have you come as a lost, guilty sinner to the Saviour and been cleansed by His precious blood?
ML 08/09/1953