I was reminded once again of the brevity of life when our son told us the story of what happened coming back from North Carolina on the final leg of the trip. He was riding in the lead van with 8 other young people. He had been reading a book when he looked up along with everyone else and saw a car that had lost control and flew over the concrete barrier, flipping several times before coming to a stop. One of the Adult leaders on the trip flew out of the van running, jumped over the median with Superman strength, and was the first person to reach the car. He was able to help the two teenage daughters and the mom out of the car. He tried to help the dad, but the door would not budge open. The second person to arrive at the scene was a medical doctor who just happened to be traveling that same route. He was able to stabilize the man before emergency help arrived.
My son was in the lead van and was given the I-phone to make the 9-1-1 phone call. I asked him how he felt when he made this call and he responded that he was calm and was able to give the operator the information they needed to respond. He said it wasn't long before emergency response arrived.
In a split second a family of four went from having an ordinary fun outing to a world of uncertainty. In a split second a family of four goes from having happy together times to times where just getting through the day will take Herculean effort.
In a split second those on this missions trip learned about the brevity of life.
Life isn't about how much you make, how big your bank account is, or how many professional titles you can accumulate in a life time. It isn't about how many exotic vacations we can take in a life time. Life is about knowing Jesus Christ and making Him known so others can experience the security that only Christ can bring to a person.
There was a reason for their missions team to be at that spot when the accident happened. The efforts of this Adult leader, the 9-1-1 call, and the prayers of everyone on this trip, helped this family to get the help they needed for such a time as this.
The reality is that life is short, but knowing Christ as Savior and Lord will assure that when it comes to a screeching halt that we will wake up in a brand new spiritual body hugging our Savior and Lord and hearing those words, "Well done my good and faithful servant".
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