God Used a Tragedy to Get Their Attention!

I contacted one of my close girlfriends about two weeks ago to see how things were going. She informed me that she and her husband were on their way out of town to attend a funeral. A close friend of her husbands had been brutally and senselessly murdered while out at a night club on the Friday after Thanksgiving. She briefly filled me in on the details that she knew of at that time. I gave them my condolences and we said that we’d touch base once she got back in town.
Yesterday, I spoke with her again. She began to fill me in on the extra details that she hadn’t previously known. These details, no doubt, intensifying the wickedness that gave birth to this tragedy. She continued to elaborate on the moments surrounding their arrival into town, meetings with friends and family and finally the funeral.

She said that one day she, her husband, some cousins, and friends of the victim sat around reflecting on the victim’s life. As they veered into deeper conversation, it began to take a strange turn. Some of the men began to express their concern about their salvation! They began to wonder aloud where they really stood with God.
Immediately, Genesis 50:20 came to my mind,’ You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.’
In the midst of this crisis, in the midst of their mourning, God began to knock on the doors of their hearts!
Given the worst situation that man could go through on this Earth, God can turn that very situation around and use it for His glory. Just look at the result of Christ’s death!
Colosians 1: 21-22 Once you were alienated from God and were enemies in your minds because of your evil behavior. But now he has reconciled you by Christ’s physical body through death to present you holy in his sight, without blemish and free from accusation.
Have you heard God knocking only to ignore Him? Is he leading you to trust in Him? Is He convicting you to take your Christian walk to the next level?
I challenge you to open the door today!