I was driving home, listening to my favorite radio station, 101.3 Real Country. I like the country music they play. They also proudly proclaim to be about God, Country, and Family.

As I listen, I am thinking about church coming up on Sunday. At three of our four church services on Sundays, I give the announcements about things we have going on at church. I end with what I call Something To Think About that I pray will touch the hearts of those of you who are there. I also pray that it prepares you to hear Scotty’s or Mark’s message.

I keep driving, still struggling to decide on Something To Think About. Then, the song by Randy Travis called Three Wooden Crosses came on the radio. It describes four passengers riding on a bus in the dark of night on the way to their destination. There was a farmer, a teacher, a hooker, and a preacher.

The bus driver doesn’t see a stop sign. An 18-wheeler hits the bus. Three of the four passengers die in the wreck. The song says the farmer leaves behind a harvest and a son who would follow in his footsteps. The teacher left behind knowledge in the children she taught. The preacher took his bloodstained Bible and put it in the hands of the hooker. He asked her if she could see the promised land as he passed away. The song then tells of another preacher later in life at a church service who holds up that same bloodstained Bible that his Momma had read to him.

The line in that song that stood out to me was – It’s not what you take when you leave this world behind you. It’s what you leave behind you when you go. Are you striving to be a better Christian? Are you using the gifts God gave you for His glory? Are you telling your kids and others about Jesus?

Think about the words in the song –What will you leave behind you when you go?