A king was in need of a new chauffer to drive his limo for him. He lived in a beautiful castle on top of a mountain. To get to the top, the driver would have to wind around hairpin curves with no guardrails. Three potential drivers were applying for the job and were being interviewed by the king at the castle.
The first man said, "O king, I am a very experienced driver, and today as I was coming up here I couldn't help but imagine what it would be like for me to drive your car. Why, O king, you know those sharp curves on the way here ... the ones with no guardrails? Why, I could drive 60 miles an hour and come within a few feet of the edge, but no one could get you here any quicker or any safer than I."
The king then called in the second man who said, "O king, I couldn't help but overhear the first man. And I want you to know I have been driving for over 30 years, and I tested those hairpin curves. Why, I could drive you up here going 75 miles an hour, taking you within inches of the edge. I would throw gravel all over the hillsides, but you would feel perfectly safe with me."
The king then called in the third man who said, "O king, I couldn't help but overhear the first two guys, and to be honest with you, I am not half as qualified. And to tell you the truth, as I was driving up here today and noticed those curves, they scared me to death. Why, if I were to be your driver, I would crawl up this mountain and would drive as close to the mountian as I could.
Who did the king hire? The drivers represent us and the road our lives. Many professing believers drive as close to the sin line edge as possible, as why why God does not seem close to them.
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