Episode 61 - Truckers Church

Welcome Drugger's Church. Glad to speak with you today. I

know many of you just come off the road. Some

of you are still on the road. You can almost

hear the home of those diesel engines and feel the

vibration of the steering wheel in your hands. I know

the life you lead, the long hours of solitude in

the cab, the flickering lights of the truck stops, and

that constant driving pressure make your delivery on time. You

live your lives by the clock and the doometer. You

know what it means to be watching the horizon, looking

for the next time, the next exit, and ultimately the

way home. Today, I want to talk to you about

a different kind of journey. I want to talk to

you about the greatest event in the history of the universe,

an event that is more certain than your next paycheck

and more eminent than your next delivery, talking about the

return of Jesus Christ of this earth. Bible says in

Matthew twenty four forty four. Therefore, you will also be

ready for the Son of Man is coming at an

hour you do not expect. For the man or woman

behind the wheel. Readiness as a way of life. You

wouldn't dream of heading out on a cross country hall

without checking your tires, your oh and your brakes. Keep

your log book current because you know an inspection could

happen in any moment. You live in a state of

constant preparation. Yet I must ask you the most important

question you will ever face. Are you prepared for the

moment you stand before the Almighty God? Are you ready

for the last mile of human history? The Bible tells

us the cloth is ticking. We look at the world

around us today, the confusion, the wars, breaking down of

the family, the moral decay that seems to be everywhere,

and we realize that something is happening. These aren't just

random events. They're with the Bible calls birth pains. There

are signs on the highway of time telling us that

the destination is in sight. Jesus said that when we

see these things, we should look up and lift up

your heads, because your redemption draws near. I know that

on the road it's easy to feel like you're at

all alone. You see the world through a windshield, passing

through towns where people are sleeping in their beds, oblivious

to the man hauling the freight that keeps their lives moving.

You might feel like God has forgotten you in the

middle of a long stretch of interstate on the dead

of night. But I want to tell you that today

that God sees you. He knows your name. He knows

the weight of the burden you carry, not just the

weight on your axles, but the weight on your heart.

He knows the loneliness, the temptations on the road, and

the regrets that haunt you. When the radio is off

and it's just you and your thoughts. The Bible says

it all has sinned and falls short of the glory

of God. That includes the preacher, that includes the driver.

We've all taken a wrong turn. We've all ignored the

warning silence. We've all tried to be masters of our

own route, only to find ourselves lost and running on empty.

But God and his incredible love sent his son Jesus

Christ to pay the toll we could have never afford.

He went to the cross to die for your sins

and mine. He took the wreck that we deserved so

that we could have a clear road to Heaven. Here's

the challenge, my friends. Jesus is coming back. And when

he comes, he isn't coming as a humble carpenter or

a suffering servant. He's coming as the King of kings

and Lord of lords, the apostle Paul wrote to the Thessalonians.

But the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a shout,

with the voice of an archangel, and with a trumpet

of God. Can you imagine that, louder than any airhorn,

more powerful than the storm ever driven through? In an instant,

the long haul of human history will be over. I've

talked to many drivers, you say, Brandon, and I'll get

right with God someday. I've got a few more runs

to make. I've got a few things I want to

do first. But the Bible warns us that now is

the accepted time. Behold, now is the day of salvation.

You have no guarantee of tomorrow. You don't know what's

around the next bend on the road, patch of black eyes,

a mechanical failure, the driver in the other lane who

isn't paying attention. Life is fragile. More importantly, the return

of Christ is the deadline that no one can reschedule.

When that trumpet sounds, the opportunity to choose will be gone.

The log books will be closed, inspection will begin. The

only thing that will matter in that moment is not

how many miles you've loved or how clean your driving

record was. The Only thing that will matter is what

did you do with Jesus Christ. I want to challenge

you today to stop running. Some of you have been

running from God for a long time. You've used the

road as an escape, thinking that if you just keep moving,

you can outrun the conscience or outrun the call of

God on your life. But you cannot run the Holy Spirit.

He's in that cab with you right now. He's speaking

to you through this message. He's saying, come home. The

destination is ready and the door is still open. To

know that Christ is coming soon should not fill the

believer with fear. It should fill us with hope. It

means the end of pain, the end of loneliness, and

the end of the long haul. It means we are

going to a place where there are no more rights shifts,

there are no more substitutions from our separations from our families,

and no more dangerous roads. That hope is only for

those who have surrendered their lives to Him. As I close,

I want to give you an imitation. I'm not asking

you to join a specific church or to sign a card.

I'm asking you to make a U turn in your life.

I'm asking you to repent of your sins and put

your faith in Jesus Christ. Right now, wherever you are,

maybe you're parking the rest area, maybe you're sitting in

a break room, or maybe you're just listening to this

in your sleeper. I want you to settle the most

important contract of your life. I want you to say

yes to Jesus. The Bible says if you confess with

your mouth the Lord of Jesus and believe in your

heart that God raised him from the dead, you will

be saved as as simple as that. It's the most

profound decision you will ever make. So here's the call

of action for you today. Don't let another mile pass

without knowing where you stand with God. I want you

to pray a simple prayer in your heart right now,

say Lord Jesus, I am a sinner. I've been driving

my own life and I've made a mess of it.

I believe you die for me and that you're coming

again today. I open the door of my heart. Take

you as my Savior and my Lord, help me to

live for you on the road and at home. Amen,

if you pray that prayer, you have just made the

greatest delivery of your life. You've delivered your soul to

the hands of the Almighty. The road ahead may still

be long, and the hills may still be steep, but

you will never drive alone again. And when that final

day comes and the Lord returns in all his glory,

you won't be filled with terror. You'll look up, you'll

see the Savior, and you'll know that you're finally, eternally home.

God bless you keep you safe on the road. The

Lord's coming soon. Are you ready?

I showed in the dusty, blistering heat, even Hell don't care.

I get along, Push on.

Undonty.

Yeahbo's on my tail and it's not far behind.

Trying to play the game.

Try to walk dead alone, Try to run away. Ye

wanted by the devil, wanted by the Lord, pulling on

the richards I never knew before, got a run from hell.

Run to the Father. Lets you know. I'm gonna need

help from my brother.

My soul is horny.

Because I'm alone.

Darning settles and the light rules in temptations rising. I

feed the flame, try to stem my ground, but I

haven't folded.

Right through the light.

Gotta get away, looking for the LIGHTLD show me the

way I'm trying. I'm d.

The Devil's supposing thinks he's got.

His for me, but he wants my past.

The Lord's already bay loaded by the devil, loaded by

the Lord. Boning on the riches and.

Never knew before got around from hell. Run to the father.

Let you know I'm gonna need her from my brother.

Is bone because I'm lovely, but