In 2010, auto manufacturers recalled a staggering 20 million cars in the
US for various defects. The thought of such a large number of defective cars on
the road is startling enough. But what is more disturbing is the apathy of some
owners. In one instance, the executive director of the Center for Auto Safety
warned owners, “It’s a free repair. Get it done. It may save your life.” Yet,
despite the risk to their own lives, 30 percent never responded.
Likewise, many ignore God’s “recall notice” to the entire human race.
Unlike a defect found in automobiles, the moral defect of the human race is not
the Maker’s fault. He made everything “very good” (Gen. 1:31), but people’s sin
ruined it. God’s offer to us is “repent . . . that your sins may be blotted
out” (Acts 3:19).
God offers not just a free repair of the human heart but a replacement
of it (Ezek. 36:26; 2 Cor. 5:17). Though the offer costs us nothing (Eph.
2:8-9), it cost God the life of His only Son Jesus Christ. “[Jesus] bore our
sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for
righteousness—by whose stripes you were healed” (1 Peter 2:24).
Don’t ignore the Lord’s call. The free and permanent remedy offered by
God for your spiritual defect will save your life!
For a new start, ask God for a new heart. (RBC)
