Ecclesiastes 9:1-2 & 12:11-14: I Can't Drive 55

My teenagers have become big 80s Rock fans. They know more about 80s Rock and 80s Rockers than I ever did - and I lived through the 80s! Sammy Hagar, before he joined Van Halen, of course, had his big solo hit, I Can't Drive 55. My mind often plays this song and Golden Earring's Radar Love as I drive the highways here.

We have recently moved to the Island from Toronto. Driving the highway is quite different. The speed limit might be the same in some places but there are many times in Toronto where it wouldn't matter if the speed limit was 100 km/h or 200 km/h, because of the traffic you aren't travelling quicker than 5 km/h or 10 km/h. It can be really frustrating when you are stuck in traffic and going nowhere fast and it is great when you can travel unimpeded on nice stretches of road.

The other day as I was cruising down the Island Highway I was thinking of how this relates to our walk with Jesus. Our life is like a trip down the highway. Everyone travels a highway. We all climb into our metaphorical cars at the beginning of the day and drive them until we reach the destination.

Sometimes it can be like we are stuck in our troubles and going nowhere. Christ, however, is better than any GPS. When we are with Christ he can take us through those troubles at full speed. He can bring us through even the worst of wrecks on the Highway of Life. Even when life is challenging - and life will at times be challenging - when He is with us it is like we are racing down the Island Highway enjoying the full freedom that the road has to offer.

With that in mind, if we haven't already, I invite us each to invite Jesus into our cars and our lives today.

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