Last month Terraine Saunders, 46, was walking on a sidewalk near his home in Maryland at about 6:30 in the morning. Another man driving on that same road dozed behind the wheel of his vehicle. The vehicle left the roadway, jumped the curb and hit Mr. Saunders, killing him. The driver of the vehicle stayed at the scene and was cooperative. Police do not believe speed, alcohol or drugs were factors in the incident. In life, similarly, it is often true that people are asleep at the wheel of their lives. While physically awake, they are spiritually asleep, unaware of what is really going on, unconscious to the dangers ahead, missing out on the joys of life. Most seriously, they are unaware of their eternal accountability, of the need to prepare for the next life. To these spiritually asleep at the wheel, Paul urged, “Awake, you who sleep, Arise from the dead and Christ will give you light.” This is your wake-up call.

Pastor Alex Rockwell