Romans 1:20 (ESV)
For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power
and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the
world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse.
Annette and Charlie and the children had enjoyed the warm
day and the cookout at Grandma's, but it was getting dark now and time to go
home. They would take the long way, Annette thought, which would give everyone
a chance to cool down.
"We hadn't much more than got past the village of
Cavendish when the most frightening feeling came over me," Annette
recalls. "I remember saying 'Oh my God, Charlie, pull over'!" And
stop."
"Huh?' Charlie looked over at her. "Why?"
"Just do it!"Annette yelled at him. "Pull
the car over and STOP." By then Annette had had started to
cry."STOP.Charlie. PLEASE...or we're going to die!" she begged.
Charlie pulled into the parking lot of a store across the
street, and stopped, slamming on the brakes and nearly throwing everyone onto
the floor."What is your problem?" He yelled back at Annette.
Charlie had little or no patience for anything that
involved religion or prayer. There was no way Annette could explain to him the
intensity, the dark fear which seemed to come out of nowhere, with no reason
for it all. Instead, she ran to the edge of the road and tried to flag down an
oncoming car. "It had two elderly people in it, but it didn't stop," Annette
recalls. No matter how much she screamed, yelled or waved,the car continued
past her,
By now the children were awake and obviously frightened.
"Why is Mommy crying?" their oldest daughter pleaded. "What's
the matter?"
"Your mother and I are just having an
argument." Charlie hated to fight in front of the kids, even though he
was still furious. He took a couple of deep breaths, started the car and pulled
out of the parking lot and back onto the highway. Annette was still shaking
like a leaf in a thunderstorm.
"Everybody just quiet down," Charlie sighed,
taking his own advice. "Nothing is the matter.'
The family continued down Route 131. This whole scene had
taken probably five minutes. Another five minutes passed, and by now the
atmosphere inside the car was calming. Whatever Mom was afraid of....
Suddenly Charlie hit the brakes and came to a screeching
stop. Directly in front of them was a three car pile up, a deadly accident that
involved the elderly couple Annette had tried to flag down. Stunned, Charlie
surveyed the scene. A truck driver was already there and had seen the whole
thing happen. He had radioed for help over his CB radio. Two cars filled with
young teenagers and teenage drivers had tried to pass the truck on a blind
curve and driven head on into the car with the elderly couple in it. They died
and there were multiple injuries among the other passengers.
"How?" Charlie kept asking Annette. "How
did you know?" If it hadn't been his wife...
She shook her head. "I don't know. I think maybe
Jesus. I really don't know." Her voice was barely above a whisper. "I
think we had a guardian angel in the car with us."
"That is crazy", he said, "but if you
believe it..." He shook his head in disbelief, "I'm not going to
argue with you." The children sat perfectly silent and perfectly still,
not a single peep was heard from the back seat. It was the beginning of
Charlie's new life.
Are you listen to the voice of God when He is talking to
You?
Dear Lord, thanks so much that You care enough to call
out to use. Help our ears be open so that we can hear what it is that You have
to say to us. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
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