Ryan Dunn: A Brief Thought

He died while drunk behind the wheel of a car that was travelling in excess of over 140MPH. How many of us have shook our heads in disbelief at the stupidity of such actions when it involved people less infamous? His fame is not an excuse for what he did, nor earns him a free pass. He is not a hero.

We can praise God for His mercy in that during their reckless passion of pursuing that which brought them joy, they did not harm anyone else. May they be to us a cautionary tale and a reminder that we are not guaranteed a life lived to a ripe old age. We are here today and gone tomorrow. It is, then, all the more important that we consider carefully and intentionally and fearfully eternal matters.

There were some present at that very time who told him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. And he answered them, "Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans, because they suffered in this way? No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish. Or those eighteen on whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them: do you think that they were worse offenders than all the others who lived in Jerusalem? No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish.
-Luke 13:1-5

But in compassion and loving kindness, may we also pray for God's mercy to fall on those these men have left behind. That the Lord would change hearts and draw these to Himself through the preaching of the Gospel. May we ask that those who would attempt to offer them a different gospel be silenced and put to shame.