Walter told an interesting story about his school days when he was a boy. The story started with Constable Mike who came every year to the school to talk about bicycle safety. He taught the students the rules of the road and the importance of following those rules.
On Walter’s way home from school, there was a very long hill that sloped on a downward angle. This was really fun because he picked up enough speed on his bike to coast the rest of the way without pedaling. The only problem was the stop sign at the bottom of the hill! If he passed the stop sign without stopping, he could coast all the way home.
This worked well until one day a police car was parked at the side of the road by the stop sign. Constable Mike stepped out of the car just as Walter reached the sign. He spoke sternly about breaking the rules of the road by not stopping at the sign and what a serious mistake that was.
Constable Mike must have seen Walter riding through that stop sign on another day. It makes us think of that Bible verse in Numbers 32:23 where God says, “Be sure your sin will find you out.”
Going down that hill was never the same again for Walter, because that stop sign had to be obeyed! Then one day a car horn honked, and it was Constable Mike. He had a big smile as he waved, because this time he knew Walter was obeying the rule, and this made him happy.
When God’s Word is followed and obeyed, it gives joy in heaven, especially when a sinner repents of his sins and accepts God’s offer of salvation. “I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth” (Luke 15:7).
ML-12/24/2006