_The Car That God Used_

Ecclesiastes 3.1 "To
every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the Heaven."

I had an old Pontiac that
the Lord gave me in answer to prayer. He moved on someone to buy it for me as I
was walking at that period of my journey with the Lord. I was glad to get that
old car and the old man who sold it to us was glad to get rid of it. One
thousand dollars let me drive it away. Shortly, the motor went bad and had to be
replaced. This gave me an opportunity to talk to a man about his eternal
destination (witnessing it's called).

Well, after the motor was
fixed, the transmission went bad. I had a mechanic that I grew up with fix it
for $300. There again, I was moved on by the Spirit to witness to this man. You
see, his Mama had been praying for him for years, asking the Lord to send
someone by to talk to her son about Jesus. I was the someone, and the Lord had
arranged for my transmission to quit so the door would be open.

About 28 days after he
fixed the transmission, it went out again. I was in town and the car rolled to a
spot in front of a house by the railroad tracks. I walked on home (about two
miles) and called the mechanic who had repaired the transmission. I relayed my
problem, and he said, "Okay, I'll get the tow truck and go get it. Where is it
located?" I told him where it was (I had got the address number of the house
before I left the car). I heard a short pause and then he said, "I live in that
house." I had no idea he lived there; I thought he lived by his shop which was
about three miles away. Well, he went to get the car and called me after he had
fixed it. He said, "There will be no charge as your 30 days warranty is in
effect. By the way, I can't believe where the car stopped." I replied, "The Lord
works in wonderful ways, his wonders to perform."

A few months later, I
took my daughter, Joy, to Hinesville to pick up a friend she had met while going
to school there. On the way back, I heard a thunk, looked in my rearview mirror
and saw one of my tires rolling on down the highway. I pulled over on the
shoulder of the road, and told the girls to sit there while I inspected the
damage.

All the lug nuts had come
loose which caused the tire to roll away. I went looking for the tire but never
found it. Earlier, when I had looked in my rearview mirror, I saw a car stop. I
guess they picked up the tire. They must have needed it worse than I did.

I walked up to a man's
house, told him what had happened and introduced myself. He knew my daddy and
said over twenty years ago, my daddy had prayed for him. God had set up this
divine appointment to remind me of the seeds my daddy had planted (He had died
in 1966 at the age of forty..he was a preacher). My car had stopped at that
exact location for a divine purpose. He let me use his phone, and I called my
mechanic. I said, "It's me again. My tire rolled away." He paused and said, "I'll
get the tow truck and come and get you."

After he had replaced the
tire and lug nuts, he tightened them down securely and said, "That'll be $75." I
paid him, told him the Lord sure does work in mysterious ways, and said, under
my breath to the Lord, "Lord, this is getting to be expensive witnessing!" The
Lord replied, "I'm answering his Mama's prayers by sending you by. I know I can
trust you to tell him what I tell you to tell him."

Two weeks later, the same
tire became wobbly again. I took it back to the mechanic and he said, "What now?"
I replied, "The lug nuts are loose again." He checked them and with a look of
shock said, "Someone put metric instead of standard lug nuts on this wheel. Do
you have any enemies?" I replied, "Yes, only one...the Devil." As I spoke these
words, I felt the witness of the Holy Ghost and knew my mission had been
accomplished. I had planted seeds that needed to be planted, and God would give
the increase. I had some other problems with that old Pontiac, but I never went
back to see that particular mechanic. I finally sold the old car for $100.

Hosea 14.9 "Who is wise,
and he shall understand these things, prudent, and he shall know them? For the
ways of the Lord are right, and the just shall walk in them: but the
transgressors shall fall therein."

These events with the
Pontiac happened in 1989. The mechanic I witnessed to now sings in a gospel
singing group with his four brothers. God gave the increase!

Irvin L. Rozier

_Protect Your Car From Road Salt_

Every winter drivers
should take active steps to protecttheir car from road salt.

Road salt is necessary
for safe transportation when snow andice accumulate on roads and highways and
cause dangerousdriving conditions.

Salt was first used in
the 1930's in snow and ice control tomake roads safe and passable by creating a
lower freezingtemperature of the water. It is the most available andcost-effective
de-icer. It is easy to store, handle, andapply.

Some 15 million tons of
de-icing salt is used each year inthe U.S. and about 4-5 million in Canada.

Salt keeps snow and ice
from bonding to the pavement and toallow snowplows to remove accumulations
quickly andefficiently.

Studies show that salt
use reduces accidents by 88%.

Washing your car during
wintertime is one of the best thingsyou can do to maintain the value of your
car. Mud, salt,rain, sleet, and snow can damage your car's clear finish.Mud and
salt caked on the undercarriage promote rust,especially in older vehicles, and
can also affect how wellyour car drives.

To prevent winter damage,
it is recommended that you washyour vehicle every 10 days. Wash your vehicle
whenever thetemperature is 40 degrees F. and above. Do it during theday so that
it dries completely before freezing eveningtemperatures begin.

Immediately after washing
the vehicle, open and close alldoors, the trunk, and other parts of the car with
locksseveral times before parking it to prevent locks fromfreezing.

Always wash your car
right after a snow or rain shower.Rain and snow collect pollutants in the air
and drop them asacid rain which can damage the cars protective finish. Snowand
sleet also include the corrosive road salt.

Wash the underside of
your car often during the wintermonths in car washes that do not use recycled
water.

Avoid driving through
large puddles of standing water whichis saturated with road salt.

Any paint chips that are
larger than the tip of a pen shouldbe taken care of immediately.

Wax your car at least
every six months. Put a good heavycoat of wax on your car before the winter
storms hit. Thisheavy coat will protect your paint from the corrosive saltand
cold temperatures.

More frequent waxes are
needed if your car is red, black orwhite because these colors are more
susceptible to acid rainand UV rays.

When spring time rolls
around, treat your car to a good waxjob again. Be sure to remove all road grime
and salt off ofthe car before you begin waxing.

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