12 Nov, 2008
Maybe No One Will Notice?!
Police: driver fled DWI checkpoint
(Excerpt from Seacoastonline.com article By
PORTSMOUTH After handing over his license and registration at a Friday night sobriety checkpoint, Peter Glidden squealed his tires and sped off, almost hitting the city deputy police chief, said Lt. Corey MacDonald.
When a state trooper and MacDonald chased after, then stopped Glidden, they found marijuana in his SUV and arrested him on four charges, one a felony.
Glidden now faces misdemeanor charges of driving while under the influence of drugs, possession of drugs in a motor vehicle and disobeying a police officer, as well as a felony count of reckless conduct.
It wasn't the most well-thought-out escape, said MacDonald.
Mr. Glidden thought he had seized the perfect opportunity to flee. The officer was out of his vehicle, so he squealed his tires and sped off. Too bad he almost hit someone; too bad he was under the influence and in possession; and oh yeah - too bad he left his license behind! The officer knew his name! He wasn't going to get away with anything!
God knows your name and everything about you. Read Psalm 139 for extra credit. Notice how God knows who we are, where we are and what we are doing. He has plans for us, and he is willing to lead us into his plans if we ask him to.
You may be laughing at Mr. Glidden, but have you ever watched yourself? Even though God knows you by name, you think maybe you can sneak off and do something God won't notice.
Instead you end up charged with living under the influence of peer pressure, possession of plans to do what displeases God, disobeying the Creator of the universe, and a felony count of reckless living - or living like your life doesn't count.
NEWSFLASH!!! Your life counts. Jesus calls you by name. He laid down his life for you and paid the penalty for your sin. Are you listening for his voice? John 10:27 adds:
"My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me."
I love how Jesus does not miss the opportunity to think of lost sheep. He is not our shepherd just so "we sheep" can hang out together and be fluffy little sheep-friends. He does want you to follow him, and hang out with other sheep who follow him, but he is also concerned about "other sheep that are not of this fold." He said, "I must bring them also, and they will listen to my voice. So there will be on flock, one shepherd."
Can you imagine anything more ridiculous than speeding off and thinking you are getting away with something?
Can you imagine anything more amazing than reaching out and leading a lost sheep to the shepherd?
- Are you listening?
- Are you following?
- Are you reaching out?
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