Lessons from Cars `2

Lesson 13. Brakes

When looking for a new car we ask about the motor, the horsepower, the speed, the comfort of the ride, the handling and all things associated with going. We take for granted that the car has stopping power. You have only to lose your brakes once to never take them for granted again. I recall losing mine while my wife and I were driving to my parents house one Christmas. About five miles from their home the brakes gave out. It was night and late. We slowly crept the rest of the way. My dad had left the garage door open for us and we coasted to a stop by bumping into the back wall. This is not recommended.

Life is fast-paced. We rush from one activity to the next, often boasting about how busy we are. Most of us hate to be idle, hate to have to stop. But there are times when we need to slow down. In fact there are times when we should slam on the brakes. When we don’t have time for our family we need to slow down. When our work is interfering with our health we need to slow down. And when temptations are drawing us into sin we need to slam on the brakes and come to a full stop.

1 Corinthians 15:34

 Come back to your senses as you ought, and stop sinning;