Death of a Friend

Years ago I had a young friend named Dell that worked with me on computer projects.  We really enjoyed technology and created some awesome presentations.  Well one night we worked so late that he spent the night.  The next morning I got up and decided to fix some cereal for breakfast.  The cereal and milk hit the spot after such a long night of work.  Well everything was going well until all of a sudden a bowl of milk was turned over and my friend was having an awful reaction to the milk.  And before I could do anything or even call for help, I watched him die right there in my house.  I can't explain to you how I felt to see my best friend's life just fade away as I held him.

I gave a long, sad sigh.  As I wipe a tear from my eye I continued, "I can't put into words how much I loved that Dell laptop.  Who knew I was going to turn over my bowl of cereal right on top of its keyboard?  The frying noise was awful.  But what was worth was seeing the screen slowly but surely fade to black.  Its motherboard was fried.  I could have cried you guys..............Oh wait a minute.  Did you think that I was talking about a real person.  Oh MY BAD.  It was a D- E- L- L not D- A- L- E.  Oh man, you actually thought that someone had an allergic reaction to milk in my house and died?  Well thank God that didn't happen.  But you know it did cause me to think about something.....

After it was all over I remembered that I had a warranty on my laptop.  Do you know what a warranty is?  A warranty is a written guarantee, from a manufacturer, promising to repair or replace a product like my laptop if necessary within a specified period of time.  So I sent back my laptop to Dell and they fixed it absolutely free.  What do you think about that?  Then this thought came to me.  Wouldn't it be great if we as human beings had warranties?  But duh.........we do and they are all here in the Bible.  In fact there are so many guarantees in here that I can't go over them all.  We're covered for such things as:
When you have sinned...Psalm 32:51.When you are worried...Matthew 6:25-34.
When you're afraid...Psalm 34:7.
When you are lonely...Psalm 23.
When you are fighting Satan...Romans 8:31.
When you feel unloved...Romans 8:38-39.
And finally the most important is our guarantee of a home in heaven for all eternity which is found in John 3:16.
But in order to have these promises you must first know Jesus as your personal Lord and Savior.  Do you  know Him today?  If not, you can today, right here, right now.  All He's waiting for is an invitation.