Have you ever looked into the window of another person’s parked car as you passed it by in the parking lot? You notice little things, different things, in every car you pass. It’s not that your snooping, it’s just that you see what is there. But how many times do the items you see truly make an impression. Well, this week I had to laugh, and moan, as a particular car seat filled with “this-n-that’s” caught my spiritual eye.
Ordinary car filled with ordinary junk. Papers on the seat, old cup on its side. A little cluttered in appearance. It was not badly cluttered, just ordinary. And sitting on the pile of stuff, was a long red metal object with two curved hooks on each end. I recognized the object. The object’s name was ‘The Club’.
As most people know, who have ever watched a late night commercial, The Club is a car protection device. It was created to guard your car from thieves driving off with your car, presumably the most important thing you wish to protect. It may have a lot of junk in it, but you certainly don’t want to come back from your daily activities to find it gone, right?
Okay. So why was The Club on the car seat? Isn’t that odd? Wouldn’t you say to yourself, ‘what a dummy’? The owner got the protection in order to keep his car safe. Then that same rational owner didn’t use the protection. You can well imagine that this person thought enough about their car, or at least about the fear of losing their car, that they spent the time and money to get it protected. Yet this same WISE person just as quickly puts it on the car seat, hence saying to all thieves, “hello, I am available for pickup”! Sigh.
What strange mortals we are. The good we would do, we do not, and the bad we would not do, we do. (Rom. 7:19). We hear the seller of protection, and follow the call of wisdom, then we promptly forget! We cast aside our protection.
I have a question for you. Where is your Bible? Is it in hand or on a back seat?
God took 1,600 years to write the Bible, and sent his best salesmen to give it to you so THIEVES could not break in and steal your soul. You heard the call of wisdom and willing embraced the protection. Did you then leave The Truth on the shelf of misuse, announcing to all demons, “free soul to steal, come and get me”? (Thieves always break in when you are not looking and when you are not protected.) Check your car — it may have been hijacked while you were busy being Martha in the marketplace!
Original Copyright: © Anthony J. Massotti, Th.M. 2/042001