It was springtime in Buckeye, Arizona, and Jerry Mora, a 72-year-old man, was busy working in his backyard. Suddenly, his wife Anna heard screams and yells for help — she quickly ran out to the backyard to find her husband lying face down in the grass, being attacked by a furious swarm of bees! Thinking quickly, she covered him with a white sheet and called 911, disregarding the bee stings that she herself received from the angry swarm. Fourteen minutes later, when firefighters and paramedics arrived, they had to spray foam to move the swarm of bees. By the time they got to him, Jerry had no pulse and had stopped breathing.
On the way to the hospital, he suffered a heart attack, but because of aggressive CPR, the paramedics were able to revive him. When he arrived at the hospital, doctors removed between 90 and 120 stingers from his head. He was expected to make a full recovery, which was remarkable, considering that he was allergic to bee stings. His faithful wife, Anna, was not allergic to bees and made a full recovery, as well. A tearful Anna said, “The pain of nearly losing my husband was far worse than being stung.” She was grateful to firefighters and paramedics and believed that her husband still had a life to live. “That’s what’s really keeping me going,” Anna said.
Jerry Mora was just going about his daily business when sudden, unexpected disaster struck, nearly causing him to lose his life. Were it not for the quick action of others, he most certainly would have been in eternity. Scripture says, “There is but a step between me and death” (1 Samuel 20:3). Are you prepared to enter into eternity and face a holy God who cannot allow sin in His presence? God graciously gave Jerry and Anna Mora over 70 years to prepare for eternity, but there is no guarantee that you will have that long. We are told in God’s Word: “Boast not thyself of tomorrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth” (Proverbs 27:11Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth. (Proverbs 27:1)). Most of us will not have to face a tornado or a flood of molasses, or even an angry swarm of bees; however, there are any number of unexpected ways our life can be taken from us; that is why God faithfully warns us in His Word, “Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation” (2 Corinthians 6:2). Right now, while you are able, come to the Lord Jesus in repentance, confessing your sins and trusting in the finished work on Calvary’s cross. “The blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanseth us from all sin” (1 John 1:77The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe. (John 1:7)). Do not delay, but accept God’s gracious offer of salvation today while there is yet time!