One of my favorite scenes in the movie Bullitt-hey the whole movie is one
great scene with the cars and Jacqueline Bisset-but my favorite part is the
famous chase scene. But the scene within a scene is when the hit men are
chasing Steve with their Charger. Suddenly Steve's Mustang is nowhere in
sight. We see the two men looking-somewhere between scared and wondering,
"where did he go?" when Steve and the Mustang appear in their rear view mirror.
And in a single scene, the chaser goes from the hunter to the hunted. In a
beautiful scene, with no words spoken, you get the whole idea, and you are left
to your imagination to figure how each character felt. A great scene, and not
in the original script, but added by McQueen, adding the element of surprise and
adding an extra dose of tension to the chase.
How many times in life does this happen to us? Maybe when dating you just
had to date that special blond, the one who was unapproachable. But after a few
hours found there was nothing more to her than good looks, and the date ended.
But she found you nice, and now was after you, you were so nice to her, but now
you had no interest in her-the roles were reversed. Have you ever been lost at
a fair, you can't find your car. And when you do, your friends are not there,
but out looking for you. And they became the hunted! And how about Soylent
Green, where you just have to know the secret ingredient-and then find out it is
made from people! Ah, the ironies of life sometimes just go to show that the
world has a sense of humor-a bizarre one with you as the punch line, but a sense
of humor all the same. To quote the National Lampoon Radio Dinner, "whether you
can hear it or not, the universe is laughing behind your back..."
I got saved a the end of the Jesus movement in 1975. I had many friends
looking for God in sex, drugs, and rock and roll. Looking but never finding.
With many ending up at a dead end, and a few dead. It seems what we all thought
was God wasn't, it was just the opposite. But for those of us who came to the
Lord, we were to find out that Jesus was looking for us the whole time. He
sought us while we were still strangers, and sinners. Even in our pre-born
again state He loved us. And was patient with us, something our search for love
couldn't provide. We were searching for love in all the wrong places-just like
the song said. But our prey was God, and through the prayers of many, we became
the object of Jesus' affection for us. And He still does today...
Up until death do us part this earth, the Holy Spirit is telling the hearts
of the unsaved "YOU NEED JESUS!" For God finds no joy in the death of the
wicked, but is patient that all should come to repentance. A thought we need to
remember, as if the rapture had occurred in 1974, I would have been lost-left
behind. Keep that in mind next time you get impatient with this world, and want
to go home to heaven. Set your sights on things on high, but remember why you
are still here. And show the love of Jesus and His patience to all you
meet.
While we were yet sinners...God sent His son Jesus to die. Now that's
love. A chase scene to top all chase scenes. For I wasn't looking for God when
I found Him, I am so glad He was looking for me. So keep the chase scene in
mind when you are out and about. When you are tired and being chased, remember
that God can change that scene in an instant. In a twinkling of an eye, we go
from death to life, from hunted to saved. From Charger to Mustang, from hit man
to being hit. Life will do that to you sometimes, so make sure you are in the
right car. And no co-driver-give Jesus the seat time He needs in your life.
You never know what is over the next hill...
Learn the lesson of Steve, who after he overshot a turn, not planned in the
script, had Bud Ekins take over and do the rest of the driving. Maybe saving
the star's life. So ride with Jesus, and if you come across some bad advice in
your search for God, take Bullitt's advice, "you work your side of the street,
and I'll work mine..." So make sure you are on God's side of the street.
Another lesson in safe driving from the creator of the universe. A complete
chase scene done at real speed-what you see is how it really was. And is, with
Jesus.
love with compassion,
Mike
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