Saturday, January 2, 2010

Do you know Him?

At work we had a deadly injury come in from an ATV accident. Things were not looking good for him at all. I bet his day started off pretty well. Breakfast, then lunch and maybe a football game on TV. And then the thought of riding that 4 wheeler sitting out in the garage. The weather outside is cold and wet, not ideal for a ride, but some might like that. The next thing you know your day has just gone south and your life will be changed forever. You are wondering if you are going to make it. You can hear help coming from a distance. Hurry! You are freezing and can't stop shaking. Breathing hurts. Help is here at last! The doctor's and nurses are cutting your clothes off and sticking you with needles and asking a lot of questions. Still shaking! Breathing is more painful and getting harder. Do you have anybody we can call?, someone asked. Between shivering and chattering teeth came out the words "my wife" and ten precious numbers. Helicopters are not flying, the weather is too bad. Waiting on hospital's with a trauma center to accept, ground transportation will take almost an hour. Pt's vitals are stable, but dropping, give more fluids, blood is on the way. You are laying on the table, what is going through your mind? Am I going to die? What is taking so long? Where is my wife? I'm so cold! Stop shivering! Why did this have to happen to me? I don't want to die! Do you have to wait until something tragic happens to come to know Jesus? No that's the cool part, Jesus is there when we aren't looking for Him, and He is there when we should be looking for Him, and He is there when we are desperate for Him. Call upon Him today, don't wait until something tragic happens, there might not be a next time.