Don't Miss the Trolley

"Two men will be in the field; one will be taken and the other left"- Matthew 24:40 (NIV).

My family went to "The Island," a popular shopping island in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. So much so, that you park and catch a trolley to the island. My husband and I rode with our daughter and son-in-law that morning. We had just parked when we saw the trolley loading. Everyone bolted. We could hear the conductor announcing there were no more seats, but you could see there were seats scattered throughout the multi-car trolley. We were all darting across the street, but I got stopped by a car as I was crossing. I managed to get to the other side just as the trolley pulled off with everyone in my party on board...except me. I waved as they pulled off. My daughter phoned her dad, who thought I got on with her, then everyone got stressed out. They had left Mom behind. The movie "Left Behind" is about the Rapture; a story about those who were left behind after Christ plucked His followers from this earth. Those left behind, in the movie, were so stressed out to have their loved ones missing. As the movie progressed, some discovered why they were left behind, why they missed their "trolley," that their lack of faith caused them to miss the most important day in their eternal life. My story ended well, I decided to walk to "The Island," instead of waiting on the next trolley. I ended up beating everyone there. They were so happy to see me waiting for them as they got off the trolley. We've all laughed about leaving "Mom" at the trolley depot. We need to be ready when Christ's "Trolley" comes; because He said, "But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father" (Matthew 24:36). Brothers and sisters, we want to be the one taken, not the one left behind. Be ready. And, if I go before the Rapture, I'll rejoice to see you get off the "Trolley" that day.