I witnessed a city bus simply driving past people waiting at the bus stop without any hesitation. I was confused. Shouldn’t a vehicle designed and authorized to transport people stop and pick people up? It was only when I was able to see the sign on the front of the bus that this action made sense. The sign read: “Not In Service.” It was these three words that gave the bus driver the “right” to whiz past people without thinking twice about stopping to transport them.

Ironically, like this bus, many people today are acting in the same manner. Leaders that have been designed and authorized to lead are walking past those that need their leadership. Fathers that have been designed and authorized to raise their children are walking away from their offspring. Husbands and wives that have been designed and authorized to be committed to their spouse are walking into the arms of another “lover.”

All of them seem to be functioning in a very normal way as they travel the road of life. However, When you take a closer look, you can clearly see the letters in bold print written across the front of their lives that says, “NOT IN SERVICE.”

That may be a good excuse for a bus, but never for us!

Pastor Corey