During my visit, I went to Santa Cruz, which was about an hour away from where I was staying.The drive was beautiful with winding roads surrounded by tall, evergreen trees. Unfortunately, it was a cloudy, winter day in Santa Cruz, so there wasn't much to do. After a while, we decided to head back, especially since it was about to rain.
As we started driving back on that same highway, the sky became darker, and the rain began to fall. We drove along the same winding highway taking the left lane to avoid puddles on the side. As we rounded a curve in the road, we saw a line of red lights. There was traffic! The driver braked to slow down, and we should have been able to stop well away from the car in front of us. However, California does not get much rain, and the tires weren't made to stop in rain. The car started to slip on the wet road. The driver kept braking, but there was no point! The tires just couldn't stand the wet pavement. I was in the passenger seat, staring at the two red lights in front of me growing larger and larger as we neared the car in front of us. In my head, I knew, "We are going to hit the car in front of us. We are going to get into an accident. There's nothing else we can do."
All of a sudden, the driver swerved into the right lane and then continued onto a temporary shoulder and halted to a stop. After we collected ourselves and calmed down, we continued back home. A few minutes later, we saw the cause of the traffic. Someone else had gotten into an accident because of the slippery roads.
We knew that we were only safe because of God's grace. Grace is receiving a gift that we do not deserve. We, as sinners, do not deserve safety and protection. Without grace from God, we would live in a world without safety, without protection, without love, without kindness, without structure, without anything good. But because God has grace, we are able to love one another, have families, eat every day, and live in safety. We do not deserve a single blessing because of our sins, but we receive so much because God graciously loves and provides for us.
It was by God's grace that we did not hit the car in front of us. It was by God's grace that the driver made the snap judgment to swerve into the right lane. It was by God's grace that the car in the right lane was not close enough to hit us. It was by God's grace that there happened to be a shoulder in that section of the highway (other parts did not have one) so that we could stop. And it was by God's grace that I was not the one who got into an accident that night.
Knowing God's grace,we, as Christians, should make every effort to be thankful for everything that we have because they are all gifts from God. We should not see things as our own, but as blessings given to us by God.
James 1:17 Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.
Until next time,
All of a sudden, the driver swerved into the right lane and then continued onto a temporary shoulder and halted to a stop. After we collected ourselves and calmed down, we continued back home. A few minutes later, we saw the cause of the traffic. Someone else had gotten into an accident because of the slippery roads.
We knew that we were only safe because of God's grace. Grace is receiving a gift that we do not deserve. We, as sinners, do not deserve safety and protection. Without grace from God, we would live in a world without safety, without protection, without love, without kindness, without structure, without anything good. But because God has grace, we are able to love one another, have families, eat every day, and live in safety. We do not deserve a single blessing because of our sins, but we receive so much because God graciously loves and provides for us.
It was by God's grace that we did not hit the car in front of us. It was by God's grace that the driver made the snap judgment to swerve into the right lane. It was by God's grace that the car in the right lane was not close enough to hit us. It was by God's grace that there happened to be a shoulder in that section of the highway (other parts did not have one) so that we could stop. And it was by God's grace that I was not the one who got into an accident that night.
Knowing God's grace,we, as Christians, should make every effort to be thankful for everything that we have because they are all gifts from God. We should not see things as our own, but as blessings given to us by God.
James 1:17 Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.
Until next time,
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