Hello ,

When a local man was carjacked at a Sunoco gas station recently, he probably had no idea the perpetrators would be caught and his car recovered so quickly.

The man had just finished pumping his gas and was entering his car when the two teens approached and demanded his keys. After the man yielded, the two teenagers were baffled by the car’s manual transmission. Unable to put the car in gear, they instead exited the vehicle and ran.

The two teenagers were arrested for the attempted car theft after police chased them on foot. They were charged with carjacking and conspiracy to carjack. *

I'm not sure why this story made me chuckle, but when I saw it I had to laugh. 

"My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge..." Hosea 4:6

God has given each of us ample opportunity to study his Holy Word. Within its pages contains the antidote to living a sinful life, and the cure for evading eternal loss. 

The lack of knowledge that these teens had about stick shifts thwarted a robbery. Our lack of knowledge in God's can set us up for spiritual failure. It behooves us to avail ourselves of the wisdom that's found within its pages, and to submit to the author.

Have a great day and God bless!

Pastor Mike / The Open Word