Mr. Kawasaki and his four passengers were driving happily along the road. Suddenly he noticed a car going very slow, but swerving in and out of the lane in front of him.

On pulling up alongside the car, he saw that the driver was blue in the face and slouched over in his seat.

Mr. Kawasaki blew the car’s horn! He and his passengers hit with their hands on the windows of the straying car! All to no avail. The man was drifting in and out of consciousness.

A traffic light at a busy road was fast approaching. There was no more time to delay drastic action. Mr. Kawasaki raced past the car, and as the traffic light turned red, he swerved into the lane in front of the erring car and slammed on his brakes. The car, uncontrolled by its driver, slammed into Mr. Kawasaki’s brand new car.

An ambulance came quickly to the scene and the life of the ailing driver was saved. All four of Mr. Kawasaki’s passengers had to be treated for whiplash, but they were all glad that they had part in saving a human life.

The Japan Police Force awarded Mr. Kawasaki an official commendation for his actions. They concluded that his actions most likely prevented a much more serious accident. (Source – Mainichi Newspaper)

The unconscious driver, driving along without any consciousness of danger, reminded me of us. We were helpless and hopeless while living in sin if we do not have a personal relationship with our Creator through His Son, Jesus Christ. Just like Mr. Kawasaki did for the other driver, Jesus came alongside us and saved us from certain destruction!

“But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” Romans 5:8

Contributed by Neil Verwey. Jm@japanmission.org