Rebecca was a 17-year-old high school honor student.
She was loved by her teachers, adored by her friends.
She was responsible, she was kind, she was fun.
One summer day she and a friend were walking to see the fireworks
at Western Connecticut State University
when a car came speeding down the road and hit her
and killed her.
It's a kind of situation that makes people ask , "Why?
Why would something like that happen to someone like her?
Why would God allow something like that to happen to her and her parents?"
It's the kind of situation that makes people sometimes wonder
about the things that Jesus says.
In John chapter 6, Jesus says this. He says,
But there are so many situations in life that make us feel hungry and thirsty.
They make us feel as if we're never going to be satisfied
with anything close to the good life Jesus describes there.
But it's really important to think about what your definition of a good life is.
That was the case even for Rebecca.
When Rebecca was a freshman in high school,
she was given a writing assignment to come up with a bucket list,
a list of things that she wanted to do before she died.
And she had three things on her list.
Number one, go to Spain.
Number two, kiss in the rain.
And number three, save a life.
Well, later that summer her parents took her to Spain.
Later on that summer she and her boyfriend kissed in the rain.
And one night, Rebecca and her friend, Benjamin,
were walking to see the fireworks at Western Connecticut State University.
They were crossing the street when she saw a car speeding
directly towards Benjamin,
when she jumped in front of the car,
pushed Benjamin out of the way,
and saved his life.
She had three things on her bucket list
and she was able to do all three.
By her own definition, she lived a very good life.
Just like Jesus believes he did when he was hanging on a cross
with nothing in his hands except a little bit of iron.
He was hungry and he was thirsty
in ways that you and I can't even imagine,
as a punishment for sins that did not belong to him,
came speeding towards him.
And he decided just to hang in there
and let it hit him because Jesus had a bucket list too.
It was to not stop living until he had offered the very best life this world had ever seen
as a sacrifice to save the one thing in this world that meant more to him than anything.
He chose to save you
so that you could walk through this life
knowing that whatever this hard world ever takes away,
you still have the right to expect the very best that God could ever give.
I'm hosting our 'Time of Grace' television program this week.
I'd love for you to join Pastor Mark Jeske and me
as Pastor Jeske shares a very powerful
message on the reality of our own death,
as well as the reality of the Jesus who saves us from it.
If you'd like more information on how to tune in,
please click on the link below.
I look forward to seeing you tomorrow.
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