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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, a U.S. Government agency, issued a consumer advisory this week to the owners of about 4.6 million recalled Ford vehicles. The NHTSA urged these owners to bring their cars and trucks immediately to Ford dealerships to disconnect cruise control switch systems that have been linked to engine fires. About 9.6 million Ford vehicles have been recalled since 1999. About 5 million owners have brought their cars in for the needed repairs. There is concern for the remaining vehicles that have not yet responded to the recall. According to Ken Thomas of the Associated Press, three deaths have been tied to the fires. NHTSA also claims that they have received about 60 complaints of engine fires in the Ford vehicles since August 2007. Although the automaker has struggled to produce enough parts to fix the problem, Ford said they supported the action and will provide a permanent fix. “We absolutely want everybody to come in as soon as they can because we can eliminate the risk of fire for anyone with a vehicle in this recall,” said Ford Motor Co. spokesman Wes Sherwood. * Consider an application of this recall as it relates to our LIVES… ALL humanity has been made in the image of God; but, because of SIN, this image has been broken, distorted, marred (see Genesis 1:26). It is not a defect caused by our Maker, but one that has resulted from our own wrong choices. “For ALL have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23). If the problem is ignored, fatalities are not just probable; they are definite! “For the wages of sin is death” (Romans 6:23; James 1:14-15). Because of God’s love for us, a solution is to our grave problem IS available! God gave His Son to die on the cross on our behalf to pay the price for our sins (Ephesians 1:7). Through Him, we have forgiveness of our sins and the hope of eternal life. In order to have our problem “fixed,” we must heed the “recall.” God calls each of us through the Gospel, the good news of Jesus Christ (2 Thessalonians 2:14). To heed the “recall,” we must believe in Jesus (Acts 16:30-31), turn from our sins in repentance (Acts 17:30-31), confess Jesus before men (Romans 10:9-10), and be baptized (immersed) into Christ for the forgiveness of our sins (Acts 2:38). Then, as long as we continue to follow the Instruction Manual, God’s Word, He will continue to cleanse us from sin (1 John 1:7). God
wants EVERYONE to respond to His recall so that we
might be saved. Won’t YOU respond to His recall? David A. Sargent, Minister Church
of Christ at Creekwood * Information gleaned from “Feds Alert Ford Owners to Recalls” by Ken Thomas, Associated Press, 2/28/08 To Subscribe to "Living Water" send a blank e-mail to:
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