One night in Rome, a big city in Italy, there was a runaway kangaroo. It caused a lot of excitement! Kangaroos don’t normally run around loose in Rome, so people parked their cars along the streets to watch it. They didn’t know where it had come from.
If they were attracted by the kangaroo, he was even more attracted by the headlights of the cars. He would hop along, pause in front of a car with his nose close to the headlights and cock his head to one side, like he was thinking about it. Then he would hop along to inspect the next car’s headlights.
The people in the cars found it entertaining to watch the comical figure of the kangaroo peering into the bright beams of the car lights. They probably didn’t know that thousands of kangaroos die every year in Australia by jumping in front of moving cars because they are attracted by the headlights.
The laughing came to a sudden stop as a sports car came speeding around the corner. Quickly, the kangaroo hopped out in front of the car, attracted by a new set of headlights. The sports car could not stop in time.
The poor kangaroo was rushed to the animal doctor at the Rome Zoo, but the doctor could not save its life. One more time, a kangaroo’s attraction to headlights had caused its death.
The kangaroo’s dangerous attraction caused him to be hit by a car. We all may know children — and grown-ups — who are so interested in the things found in the world we live in — things like sports, entertainment and hobbies — that they never take time to think about the fact that they will die, or about where they will spend eternity.
Have you ever thought about death and where you will go after you die? The Bible teaches us that those who realize they are sinners, want to stop sinning, and believe on the Lord Jesus Christ as their Savior will spend eternity with Him in heaven. But those who find no time for Him or refuse Him, paying no attention to His offer of forgiveness, will be sent into everlasting punishment.
Don’t let the attractions of this life keep you from coming to the Lord Jesus, the Savior of sinners. He loves you so much that He died to save you from your sins. The Lord Jesus said, “Him that [comes] to Me I will in no wise cast out” (John 6:3737All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out. (John 6:37)), and, “He that [believes] on the Son [has] everlasting life: and he that [believes] not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God [abides] on him” (John 3:3636He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him. (John 3:36)).
Messages of God’s Love 12/28/2025