Failure To Yield

 

Failure To Yield

1 Timothy 1:9a “Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient… “

     He zoomed in behind me.  Sioux City’s best on my bumper while I nervously waited at the light. Headed north on Floyd Boulevard, I desired to hang the left to Outer Drive North. Cars faced me as we waited our turn.  “Green!”  I jumped the gun and hopped out into traffic, cutting the oncoming cars off and executing a quick left.  Needless-to-say, the patrol man wasn’t impressed, neither was my pocketbook.

      That was called a moving violation.  I had not conducted myself in obedience to the law of the land.  In so doing, I endangered myself and others.  Reckless use of my vehicle could have resulted in a fender bender spilling toxins about the concrete.  My consequence was only a two-hundred-dollar deposit into the city treasury.  This sacrifice for my infraction caused Sioux City to forgive my action, but the blemish stayed on my record.

     Have you ever been pulled over by the police for doing something right?  “Good going, Sir!  Way to yield to the pedestrian.  Thank you for slowing down for construction workers.  Yes, waiting your turn to pass was the appropriate action.”  Never have.  That’s not their job.

     The law is made for the law breakers.  Prudent drivers need no law.  If we all conducted ourselves safely, who would need limits?

Philippians 2:3 “Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.4 Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.”

     Granted, if taken to the extent, we would not get anywhere in downtown traffic. We’d be so busy waving others on before our own course.  Getting eggs from the store would be an hour and a half venture.  Yet the principle of yielding still stands.

Ephesians 5:21 “Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.”

     This verse talks of a husband and wife relationship, but fear is to pervade all our acquaintances. The fear of God is to keep our foot off the gas and our hands at ten and two.  God so cares about the other driver, He commands us to keep ours in control.  And why is the commandment given?  Because we are prone to transgress God’s invisible law of love, a deep respect for others.

     God commands. Like upper and lower control limits to a process, He shows us the gross variance off the norm subject to correction.  “Thou shall not lie.”  Who has to carve that in stone?  A love for one’s neighbor should keep us well away from this cliff.  Any temptation to act deceptively should be immediately shot down.

     “Slower traffic, keep to the right.  No passing zone.  Do not enter.  Yield to oncoming traffic.  Steep grade ahead, brake accordingly.”  A car is a deadly weapon.  Like a knife, we use it with respect to those around.  Failure to yield means a consequence we cannot bear.   

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