I know a man who died for a stranger, gave his life for someone the world would say didn’t deserve it. His name is Austin Hemmings. [No I didn’t say his name was Austin Hemmings; I said his name is Austin Hemmings.) Yes I know he has left this world but I have HOPE, the assurance that I will meet him again. His name is still Austin Hemmings but when I meet him again he will have a new name (Rev 2:17).] Just type Austin’s name into a web search engine and you can read his story. What is amazing about his story is that his actions captured a nation’s attention – New Zealand. After all the news frenzy died down he was named New Zealander of the year posthumously because of the action he took and the principles he lived by. Let the significance of it all wash over you. Think about it. Austin is more alive than any of us. He has now started living the Life of the Age to Come.
