John 3
Several years ago, a newspaper on the East Coast carried a story of a woman who was traveling home one evening when she noticed a huge truck driving right behind her. Thinking it was too close, she stepped on the gas. But the truck sped up too. Soon they were racing down the highway. Frightened, she pulled off the freeway, but the truck stayed right behind her. By this time she was panicked, so she drove up to a gas station and leaped out of the car, screaming. The truck driver pulled in right behind her, jumped out of his truck and ran to her car, and opened the back door. There, crouched behind her seat, was a hunted rapist. The truck driver, from his high vantage point, had seen him. He was pursuing the woman, not to harm her, but to keep her from being harmed.
This is the picture of Jesus in John 3. From his vantage point he sees the danger of sin and darkness in our car. Jesus came from heaven to save us from sin and darkness. The sad commentary from Jesus is that we would rather keep these two enemies in our cars than turn to him. Our greater fear is turning our lives over to him. In the end, we have rejected Jesus' heavenly perspective and chosen not to believe his testimony. Rather than stopping the car and running to Jesus, we say, "No way is he going to tell me what to do."
Today, surrender your life to the testimony of Jesus.
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