The Northwestern Newspaper Story
Contributed by Warren Kramer
Jan 15 2009
Years ago, a story appeared in a Northwestern newspaper concerning a
truck driver who, on a foggy night plunged his rig down a river gorge
where he’d expected to find a familiar bridge. Miraculously uninjured,
the shaken trucker managed to crawl from the wreckage and make his way
back up to the road. Frantically waving his arms and screaming at
approaching vehicles, he did all he could to warn them of the
impending danger. “The bridge is out! Turn around!” Most of the sparse
traffic on this foggy night ignored his pleas, considering him a
wacko–to their
peril.
Such is the situation many in our modern world face. Many have
experienced the pitfalls this life holds and know which way
is the wrong direction. But their warnings go unheeded. Most
are reviled, ridiculed–and yes, flamed– for having the arrogance to
tell others which
is the wrong way. But what if there is a wrong and a right
direction? Are you sure that the road you travel won’t leave you
without a bridge at your journey’s end?
Meditation: “Son of man, speak to the children of your people, and say to them: ‘When I bring the sword upon a land, and the people of the land take a man from their territory and make him their watchman, when he sees the sword coming upon the land, if he blows the trumpet and warns the people, then whoever hears the sound of the trumpet and does not take warning, if the sword comes and takes him away, his blood shall be on his own head. He heard the sound of the trumpet, but did not take warning; his blood shall be upon himself. But he who takes warning will [a]save his life. But if the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet, and the people are not warned, and the sword comes and takes any person from among them, he is taken away in his iniquity; but his blood I will require at the watchman’s hand.’ – Ezekiel 33:2-6
You Will Succeed in Jesus Name!
Also Read:
- Understanding God: He Incentivizes Obedience
- The Benefits of Wisdom: Discretion, A Companion of Wisdom
- The Cornfield
- The Benediction
- I Struggled To Tie My Shoelaces
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