Today there was a horrible wreck just a few yards from my house. As far as I know, no one was killed, but that was only by the grace of God. One driver is currently having his face operated on; the 18-wheeler involved exploded twice, but only after the driver was able to get away from his cab. Just a couple weeks ago, two young men who graduated from high school with my little sister died in a car accident. Yesterday I learned that a 25-year-old girl I know was just diagnosed with cancer.
Life is deadly. The Bible tells us that our life is merely a vapor--here one instant, gone the next. None of us is guaranteed to be alive tomorrow...or five minutes from now. My point is not that we should live in fear or in the shadow of death. My point is that, first, as believers, we have the light to banish that shadow; and, second, we ought to live every day with the recognition that it could be our last. Don't get caught up in the peripheral things of life--remember what is important. Your relationships with God and man are the only thing that you get to carry into the next life, so don't screw them up! Be sure that the people you care about know that you do...and make sure that when the day comes that you are gone, people have the confidence to say you are with your Savior. Make today count!
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