<x-tad-bigger>Dear Friends of "Dial Daily Bread":
The tragic front-page news in our town is of an off-duty cop, DUI, who
with his Ford Explorer hit-and-run killed a 13 year old boy getting
off a school bus. The cop and his family of course are devastated, for
his life is ruined.
Reporters cite Wesley’s line, “There but for the grace of God, go I.”
Imagine what it felt like for this cop with the patrol cars, sirens
screaming, gathering around him. “Oh, God!” he wails, “Why did You let
it happen to me!” If you are a moderate-drinking person (as he is),
that fine line between “legal” alcohol and “twice the legal limit” in
your blood can be crossed without your realizing it. If like me you’re
a non-drinker, there are a thousand other lurking temptations that
make you want to beg the dear Lord to hold you by your hand to keep
you from falling (cf. Isa. 41:10, 13).
Another man who made an infinitely regretful mistake was Judas
Iscariot. When he realized what he had done, he too was devastated, to
the point of suicide. It’s a healthful step for us to stop and
consider what is our potential, apart from that “grace of God.” Not
one of us is by nature any better than any other. If by the grace of
God we are saved at last, we shall realize it is 100% by that “much
more abounding grace” (Rom. 5:20), and not even 1% our own merit.
We can kneel down beside this errant cop, yes, beside Judas; yes,
beside those for whom Jesus prayed, “Father, forgive them, for they
know not what they do” (Luke 23:34). All the world is corporately
guilty, and all the world can thank God for saving our souls. The joy
resultant from this realization of genuine faith will flood your soul
now and forever.
Be sure to check your e-mail for "Dial Daily Bread" again tomorrow.
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