GOSPEL NUGGET # 272

The Truck Hit Jesus 2000 Years Ago (A True Story)

A little girl was frightened by the shadow of a truck. The sun was low so that the shadow appeared so much bigger than the truck. She called out to her dad in fear.

Her dad came along side her and asked: "Darling would you rather be hit by the shadow of the truck or the truck itself?"

The young girl answered: "I would rather be hit by the shadow."

And daddy took opportunity to teach her about her mother's death, a woman who trusted in Christ alone for salvation: "You know darling, when your mama died, it was only the shadow of the truck that hit her. The truck hit Jesus 2000 years ago."

To a sinner who has taken refuge by repentance and faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and what He did on the cross, death is no longer a penalty, rather it has now become an entrance into the very presence of the Lord who died for him.

It is only the shadow of the truck but not the truck itself. The truck of God's wrath went straight into the Savior, leaving the trusting sinner safe and secure.

You don't have to be hit by the truck, you can hide behind the Lord Jesus and what He did on the cross for your sins.