The summer has already started, and almost everyone has laid out very complete plans for their vacations. They know where they are going this summer. They know how they are going to get there. They know what they are going to do there. And they know when they are coming back home.
But do you really KNOW all these things? "Boast not thyself of to-morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth." Prov. 27:11Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth. (Proverbs 27:1). What are your plans in case you have an accident and YOU are killed? Do your plans include God? "Prepare to meet thy God." Amos 4:1212Therefore thus will I do unto thee, O Israel: and because I will do this unto thee, prepare to meet thy God, O Israel. (Amos 4:12).
: Motor Vehicle 50,800 Bicycle and Tricycle
1,200
Falls
11,700
Drowning
6,000
Fires and Burns
4,900
Suffocation
2,400
Firearms
1,900
Poison Gases
1,700
Other Poisons
2,600
Aviation
1,265
Medical Complications
3,200
All Other
11.335
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Now, this isn't the number that died that year, but just those that had made other plans and then accidentally died with no advance notice.
It's so easy to tell yourself, "If I ever get sick and the doctor says I haven't long to live, then I'll accept the Lord Jesus Christ as my Savior. Otherwise I'll just wait until I get old to be saved."
But wait a minute. According to the above figures, everyone doesn't get sick or old before they die. Just visit a cemetery or read the obituary column in your newspaper and you will see that people die at various ages.
Last year during the 4th of July weekend there were 630 fatalities on the U.S. highways, not to mention the number of deaths from the other categories.
Will you still be alive after the 4th of July weekend this year? Are you prepared to die? "The soul that sinneth, it shall die." Ezek. 18:2020The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him. (Ezekiel 18:20). "For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord." Rom. 6:2323For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. (Romans 6:23). If you don't see yourself as a poor lost sinner and accept this gift, you will be leaving yourself exposed to the possibility of dying before you have a chance to repent, and of spending an eternity in hell.
Already the Lord Jesus has died for you on the cross and shed His precious blood. You don't have to stay vulnerable to an accident and its consequences to your soul. If you accept the Lord Jesus Christ as your own personal Savior, from that moment on, sudden death would only usher you into His glorious presence for all eternity.