Recall
In 2010, auto manufacturer recalled a staggering 20 million cars in the United States for various reasons. Just the thought of that many defective cars on the road is startling enough. Yet, what is even more disturbing is the indifference of some owners. In one instance the executive director of the Center for Auto Safety warned, “It’s a free repair! Get it done! It may save your life!” In spite of such warnings, statistics indicated that many never responded.
We shake our heads at such folly, and yet there are many who are refusing to respond to the Lord’s call to repentance. The Lord began his preaching in Mark’s gospel by saying, “Repent ye, and believe the gospel” (Mark 1:15).
We are all born with the defect of sin. Unlike the automobiles, the moral defect of mankind is not the Maker’s fault. He made everything, “very good” (Genesis 1:31). But there is a remedy, and that remedy is through the work of the cross. Don’t ignore the Lord’s call. The free and permanent remedy offered today for your spiritual defect will save your life eternally. “A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you” (Ezekiel 39:26).
