February 6, 2018

To Read: Deuteronomy 8

To Know: “Then I saw a great white throne and him who sat upon it; from his presence earth and sky fled away, and no place was found for them. And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Also another book was opened, which is the book of life. And the dead were judged by what was written in the books, by what they had done. And the sea gave up the dead in it, Death and Hades gave up the dead in them, and all were judged by what they had done. Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire; and if any one’s name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.” (Rev. 20: 11- 15)

The future unfolding before my eyes was terrifying. The light was about to change when a woman heading north turned into the traffic heading south. She turned toward me but before she could clear the southbound lane a truck hit her car on the rider’s side. In the attempt to miss her, the truck also swerved my way, but it was too late. With her car now impaled on his radiator, the truck was a split second from crashing into me. All this happened in full view, giving me time to shift into neutral and spin my wheels. The truck smashed her car into me and I shot backwards onto a neighbor’s lawn. Miracle of miracles no one was seriously hurt. Had I not seen what was coming, spun my steering wheel and released my brake, I might be dead. The Bible reveals the future. Those whose names are written in the book of life will escape the second death. Jesus Christ writes the names in that book. He or she will live who believes what Jesus says in the book of God and does what he says.

“Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” (Matt. 11:28-30)