This past weekend our granddaughter was here and she indeed did bring our granddaughter with her. We had a great time playing and visiting. But when they left they forgot to take something with them. Some of their car's oil.
At first I thought it was water - melted snow or ice - which we still have a lot of around here. But the snow and ice are gone from the driveway now and the spot is still there. So, I did what any other guy would do. I stuck my finger in it and smelled it.
Unfortunately, my sense of smell is not what it use to be so, I tasted it. [Not really. Just seeing if you're paying attention]. But I did come up with the idea for this story - a good reminder of what we Christians need to do with The Gospel.
When I saw the oil stain I first thought of my daughter driving through a dark, stormy night, with our grandchild in the back seat. Suddenly the engine warning light comes on and the engine stops out in the middle of nowhere. How would I feel then if I had failed to warn my daughter of the potential problem?
So, here we are with our faith. What are we doing with it? Are there people in our lives that don't know Jesus? Are people exhibiting warning signs to that effect in their lives - indicators that they might be in trouble should Jesus return and find them lacking? Scary.
In warning our daughter about a potential oil problem, I have done my part. If she chooses to ignore the problem, the troubles that lie ahead for her on the road are on HER head.
"And the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 2 “Son of man, speak to the sons of your people and say to them, ‘If I bring a sword upon a land, and the people of the land take one man from among them and make him their watchman, 3 and he sees the sword coming upon the land and blows on the trumpet and warns the people, 4 then he who hears the sound of the trumpet and does not take warning, and a sword comes and takes him away, his blood will be on his own head. 5 He heard the sound of the trumpet but did not take warning; his blood will be on himself. But had he taken warning, he would have delivered his life. 6 But if the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet and the people are not warned, and a sword comes and takes a person from them, he is taken away in his iniquity; but his blood I will require from the watchman’s hand.’ - Ezekiel 33:1-6
Who needs to hear the trumpet in YOUR life?
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