I have heard of several tragic car accidents lately where lives are forever changed in the blink of an eye. There is no preparation. In an instant, everything is changed. However, there is actually preparation that can and should be done to prepare for any tragedy that might befall us. 

Brothers, is your “house” in order? First and foremost to consider are your spiritual affairs. Are you truly saved? Are you trusting in Jesus shed blood alone? “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast” (Ephesians 2:8-9). 

Are you “walking” with your Lord and Savior? “But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sins” (1 John 1:7). Our walk/works don’t save us, but they are certainly a good indication of whether we truly are His children, not to mention a proper example for our own children. 

Then, we must trust. Our God is always good, always. “And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose” (Romans 8:28). “Lord, if you allowed this, then we trust. You have a purpose and will use it for good.”