MRS. Frith said she had never before been so frightened in her life. She was driving slowly along Park Street, just two blocks from her home, when suddenly she saw something speeding down the hill on Linden Street. Even though she tried to stop and swerved up over the curb to miss it, the object was just too close, and she heard the loud thud of something hitting her car.
When Mrs. Frith jumped out of her car, she found a bloody-faced boy. He had been riding down the hill flat on his stomach on his skateboard.
The screeching of brakes and loud thud had brought Mrs. Kriss running out of her house on the corner. One glance told her what had happened, and she ran back inside to call the police. Mrs. Frith was so thankful as it seemed the police were there almost immediately.
The injured boy kept trying to get up off the grass. He insisted that he was not hurt, even though he was covered with blood. When Officer Jim arrived the boy refused to tell the officer his name, giving such reasons as, “I’m not hurt; my mother isn’t home,” and “I don’t want to go to the hospital.” Then the paramedics arrived and there was no more argument the boy was going to the hospital. So they loaded him into the ambulance, and off they sped to Central Hospital.
Later, Officer Jim came to Mrs. Frith’s house to get her report of the accident. The boy had not been seriously injured, Officer Jim assured her. Following x-rays and a good clean-up, he had been sent home. It turned out that he was much more frightened than hurt.
Kevin was 11 years old. Just the day before the accident occurred, he had been stopped by Officer Jim and sternly warned about riding his skateboard down the hill on Linden Street. Officer Jim had written down in his records that he had talked with Kevin.
No wonder Kevin was afraid! He knew he had been warned by the officer, and now he not only was hurt but he was also in serious trouble. Officer Jim told Mrs. Frith he had given Kevin a ticket for disobeying the law.
Have you ever thought of how many times you have been warned that you are a sinner by your parents, at Sunday school and maybe even by Christian friends? How thankful you should be if you have listened to that warning and accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as your Saviour and know you are safely on your way to heaven. But what if you are like Kevin and are ignoring the warning? In Job 33:1414For God speaketh once, yea twice, yet man perceiveth it not. (Job 33:14) it says, “God speaketh once, yea twice, yet man perceiveth it not.” Has God warned you once... twice... and still you are not paying attention to His warnings?
Kevin did not listen to Officer Jim’s warning. God’s Word, the Bible, tells us, “Ye must be born again.” John 3:77Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again. (John 3:7). Have you listened, and obeyed what you have been told by God? Kevin ended up with his name written in Officer Jim’s police records, and that was something he did not like. God is keeping records too, but it is good and it is important that your name be included in His records. “And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.” Revelation 20:1515And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire. (Revelation 20:15). Accept the Lord Jesus Christ now and your name will be written in His book.
ML-05/05/1991