Luke 12:35-36
Be dressed ready for service and keep your lamps burning, like servants waiting for their master to return from a wedding banquet, so that when he comes and knocks they can immediately open the door for him.
Accidents, by their very nature, occur without warning. As a former Boy Scout, the thing that has stayed with me through the years is the motto: BE PREPARED! It is amazing how quickly things happen that we did not expect.
Friday I took Joyce to the Medical Clinic to have a lab test. We had determined that the easiest way to get her in was for me to drop her off near the entrance where there was a bench for her to sit on until I parked the car. I would then go inside to get one of the wheel chairs they provided and wheel her into the lab.
As she stepped out of the door, I saw her sway and begin to lose her balance. Immediately I was out of my door and rushed to find her crumpled on the asphalt. She was bleeding from a wound on her wrist and bruises all along the right side of her body. Our plans suddenly changed and instead of a short stop at the lab, we spent almost two hours in Urgent care. We praise the Lord that there were no broken bones.
It has reminded us once again that we must be prepared at all times. We never know when we will encounter extreme situations that strike without warning. When they hit us like a hammer blow, we usually do not have time to anticipate them. The only way to live in victory is to BE PREPARED! Spend time in the precious Word of God and allow Him to be the help we need in the time of trouble.
Blessings, Dear Hearts, draw near to God today, trust Him completely, and be a blessing!
—Pastor Cecil