Most of my driving happens to be
on the highway.
One particular stretch of
highway used to take a while to get through due to the volume of traffic.
Not long ago two lanes were
added in each direction to ease traffic flow.
This had unintended
consequences.
With congestion eased, many drivers
tended to drive well above the posted speed limit.
They also tended to leave
less room between their car and the one immediately in front of them.
This led to more traffic
accidents and at such time traffic barely moved at all.
In an effort to cut down on
both unsafe driving and traffic accidents, message signs were erected.
At first the messages were
positive.
One day the message asked
drivers to “Share the Road”.
Not much changed.
Later, the signs asked
drivers to “Drive friendly”.
Again, not much changed.
One day the traffic was
particularly harrowing.
The message for that day
was, “Move accidents to the shoulder”.
On yet another day, the
signs were experiencing a technical problem.
On that day, there were no messages at all.
It’s almost as if those in charge of the signs changed
strategies.
In the beginning, it was the equivalent of “We are trying to
help all of you.”
Then it was the equivalent of “You’re not listening, so just
move accidents out of the way.”
Finally, although unintentional, the blank signs seemed to be
saying “You are all beyond hope.”
Part of our Christian walk is similar to those signs.
We are supposed to be telling others about Jesus.
Sometimes we do.
Sometimes we don’t.
There are several reasons why we should.
One reason is the most important of them all.
Jesus told us to.
Mark 16 15 (NET) - He said to
them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.”
There is no better reason than that.
We don’t always need to use words to tell others about Him.
One of my favorite hymns put it this way…
“They will know we are Christians by our love.”
Blessings,
Jim Pokorny
The Other Brother Jim
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Friday, June 2, 2017.
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