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That
Others Might Live
The
American Fork High School Band is one of Utah’s best
known. It
has won 19 straight Utah state titles.
The band also performed at President George W.
Bush’s 2005 inauguration and marched in the 2007
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade in New York City.
Last
Saturday, the band was on its way home after winning
yet another competition hosted by Idaho State
University when the unthinkable happened…
Suddenly,
for reasons yet unknown, the driver of one of the four
buses carrying the band members slumped over at the
wheel. Immediately,
Heather Christensen, a 33-year-old woodwind instructor
for the band, jumped up from her seat and grabbed the
steering wheel of the bus.
She tried desperately to correct the course of
the bus to keep it from crashing and to protect the
lives of the 54 band members on the bus.
Christensen
was unable to prevent the crash.
The bus veered from Interstate 15 and rolled.
Christensen was partially ejected in the
process, but many believe that her heroic efforts
prevented the crash from being worse.
The lives of all 54 band members were spared as
well as the bus driver.
Christensen was the only fatality.
She
gave her life trying to save the lives of others!
When
WE were lost in sin and doomed for eternal
destruction, Jesus, the Son of God, left the glory of
heaven to come to our rescue.
He gave His life trying to save the lives of
ALL people (Hebrews 2:9).
He died so that others might live, eternally
with Him in heaven. “He died for us so that, whether we are awake or asleep, we
may live together with him” (1 Thessalonians 5:10).
In
order to receive the benefits of His atoning death, we
must: believe
and trust in Jesus (Acts 16:30-31), turn from our sins
in repentance
(Acts 17:30-31), confess
Him before men (Romans 10:9-10), and be baptized
(immersed) in His name for the forgiveness of sins (Acts
2:38). Then
we must continue to live our lives in obedience to the
One who gave His life for us (2 Corinthians 5:15).
God has promised that if we strive to follow
Him faithfully, the blood that Jesus shed will
continue to cleanse us from our sins (1 John 1:7).
Today,
many continue to honor the memory of a Utah band
instructor who was killed trying to save the lives of
her students.
Now,
will WE honor the One who gave His life so that WE
might live eternally?
His sacrifice is honored when we accept His
offer of salvation on His terms.
Won’t
YOU?
David
A. Sargent, Minister
Church
of Christ at Creekwood
1901
Schillinger Rd. S.
Mobile, Alabama 36695
--
Information gleaned from John Miller of the Associated Press and
from
Neal Pollard’s Daily Bread
article entitled, “Another Heroic Sacrifice.”
See http://www.bearvalleycofc.org/
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