Posted by
The Cat Herder on Monday, September 04, 2006 1:37:38 PM
It's a sad morning for us, waking up to the news that the Crocodile Hunter, Steve Irwin, has gone into eternity.
No one expected it -- I'm sure he didn't -- and by the barb of a stingray??? What a strange way to go (only the third one in Australian history, according to the news). Everyone's eulogizing how great it was that he died doing what he loved -- but there's a far more important topic to think about.
I didn't know him personally, but all the same, I hope he made a decision on what's there for all to see...
"Just as man is destined to die once, and after that to face judgment, so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many people; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him." Hebrews 9:27, 28
"Jesus answered, 'I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.'" John 14:6
It sounds like Steve didn't know what was coming this morning in that water, and it caught him by surprise. I hope he decided, and I hope anyone who reads this decides too, because we all die, and we don't know when it's going to happen. Choose.