Steve McQueen and Bullitt

At a recent car auction, I got to see Steve McQueen's famous car, Bullitt.
McQueen died in 1962 but gave his life to Christ 6 months before he died.

Steve McQueen and Bullitt

"For whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved."

(Romans 10:13)

After the 10K race on Friday afternoon, Rob Daniel and I went to the Mecum Car Auction, and it was pretty wild. While at the auction, we saw the original car that the Ford vs. Ferrari movie with Christian Bale and Matt Damon is based around. This car is worth $20 million! The replica car that was in the movie was also there, and it is worth around $1.5 million. It was a really cool experience seeing all these expensive cars. There were some serious muscle cars on display, let me tell you!

We also saw Steve McQueen's Bullitt car, a 1968 Ford Mustang GT, which sold for $3.4 million last Friday.

Interestingly, the movie star McQueen, who was a famous Hollywood actor who died in 1962, gave his life to Christ six months before he died. In my latest podcast episode, I said that the evangelist Billy Graham was instrumental in leading him to the Lord. After further research, I discovered that it was actually a flight instructor named Sammy Mason who first pointed McQueen to Christ.

Billy Graham did, however, play a role in McQueen's life. Here is what I came across:

On Nov. 3, 1980, four days before his death, one of McQueen's wishes came true. He'd wanted to meet evangelist Billy Graham for some time, and on that day, Mr. Graham paid him a visit. The pair prayed together and talked about the afterlife, and McQueen told him how his faith in Christ helped him deal with the cancer. At the end of their meeting, Billy Graham left McQueen his personal Bible, the name "Billy Graham" printed on the front and all.

Inside, he wrote the date, along with a message: "To my friend Steve McQueen, may God bless and keep you always." He signed his name, along with a reference to a Bible verse, Philippians 1:6: "And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ."

Billy Graham's Bible became McQueen's most valued possession. He died on Nov. 7--Billy Graham's 62nd birthday--and was found clutching that Bible.

Source: https://billygraham.org/story/moment-steve-mcqueens-life-changed

God is so good and faithful. Whoever calls on Him--no matter what he or she has done--they will be saved by the power of Jesus Christ. Even though McQueen, the "King of Cool", had all this world had to offer, it still left him empty. It was not until he gave his life to Christ that he became whole, at peace, and ready to meet God.

Do you have a relationship with Christ? If there has never been a time when you surrendered your life to the Lord, I invite you to do what McQueen and countless others have done, believe on the Lord, turn from sin to Jesus Christ, and be saved. Do that today!

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