Five of us fourteen-years-olds were heading to the dance in the next town. It was dark and I told the rowdy crowd that no one would stop for that many guys. What we should do is have three hide in the ditch and two of us would appear on the roadside as hitch hikers. That’s what we did and along came a Corvair which could hold four uncomfortably. The driver stopped and all of us squeezed in, not heeding his protests. Somehow, one of us was able to ply the door shut. Someone suggested to the driver that if he would press the clutch, he would do the shifting. The old guy followed our directions and we made it to the dance on time. It was a riot for us, but the poor owner didn’t find it humorous.
God certainly was not in the equation at that time in my life. I am a new creation in Christ, and with the new birth those old ways of doing things had to be put aside.
1 Peter 4:4
wherein they think it strange that ye run not with them into the same excess of riot
Psalm 17:4
Concerning the works of men,
By the word of Your lips,
I have kept away from the paths of the destroyer.
I really try not to use others for my purposes. It just isn’t right before a Holy God.
Think about it.
Gary