In the last week, I've read at least three newspaper reports where people in this area have died in car crashes. Without all the details, it's hard to know what caused the crashes, but in one wreck, it appears to be an unavoidable accident. The driver was on the highway late at night and hit a black bull that was standing in the road. The driver survived, but a passenger was taken to the hospital and died from injuries in the crash.
You'd never expect to see a bull on the highway in the middle of the night. You can't plan for something like that.
In another crash, a driver crossed the center lane on a busy Amarillo street and collided head-on with another car. One driver was 65 years old. The other was 24. Both died at the scene. In the third wreck, a 19-year-old died in a one-car rollover near Stratford.
I'm sure none of those people got into their cars thinking that would be their last trip. While I know God protects His people, sometimes the unexpected happens. No one knows what tomorrow will bring.
James 4:13-15 says, "Come now, you who say, 'Today or tomorrow, we shall go to such and such
a city and spend a year there and engage in business and make a
profit.' Yet you do not know what your life will be like
tomorrow. You are just a vapor that appears for a little while and then
vanishes away.”
Each day is a gift from God. None of us know when we will take our last breath. All we have
is the present moment.
My challenge to you is this: Plan for tomorrow but live for today. Make sure your heart is right with God and that your family and friends know how much you love them. Make the most of every moment and live each day to the full.
