By Lou K. Coleman
Immediate danger is on the horizon. “Get inside! Find shelter in the Almighty God NOW! He will save you from the fowler’s snare and from the deadly pestilence. He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart. You will not fear the terror of night, nor the arrow that flies by day, nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness, nor the plague that destroys at midday. A thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your right hand, but it will not come near you. If you say, “The LORD is my refuge,” and you make the Most High your dwelling, no harm will overtake you, no disaster will come near your tent. For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways…” [Psalms 91:1-16]. So get under the shadow of the Almighty God NOW! The emergency signal signifies that danger is on the horizon. Responding to the warning is a matter of life and death.
Let me tell you a story. On a Friday afternoon, May 31, 1889, a man by the name of Daniel Peyton came galloping down the road in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. Sparks were flying from the hoofs of his big bay horse. He was shouting for all he was worth that the damn had broken. Some believed his warning and fled to the hills. Others thought he was crazy, and they ignored the warning. They said, we have heard rumors for years that the damn might burst, but they were always false rumors. They just laughed and went about their business. Scarcely had Daniel ridden out of town, however, when they heard another sound. It was a dreadful rumble and roar of a flood. Now it was too late, and in moments a wall of water 15 feet high came tumbling down upon them, and hundreds of people were swept to their death. Why? Because fools never learn to like warnings. [Proverbs 17:10]. They refuse to let warnings change their minds and their plans. How does a wise man differ from a fool? The wise man gives heed to warnings. Heed the warning!
God said He was going to destroy the world, and Noah did not laugh and say, people are always saying the world is going to end. He said, I believe, and he got busy and built an ark, and he was ready when the warning came true. Noah was a man of faith, and faith is that attitude that takes God’s warnings seriously.
Listen, God loves us so much that He delays His coming. He is long suffering, and not willing that any shall perish. But in love He has given us warning, and if that day comes and you are not ready, you will be like those in Noah’s day, who did not take the warnings seriously, up a creek without a paddle. I tell you the siren is blasting. Get under the shadow of the Almighty God before it is too late. Take the warning to heart and “do according to all that God command you.” [Genesis 6:22].
Be like Noah. Noah listened to the warning and obeyed the command of God and because he did, He and his household, along with a remnant of every living creature on the earth, survived the flood waters that covered the earth. [Genesis 8:1].
“By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house…” [Hebrews 11:7]. Get under the shadow of the Almighty God NOW!
The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.” [Proverbs 22:3].
The Bible makes it clear that men are responsible for how they respond to warnings. If they choose to ignore them and are unprepared, their blood will be on their own head. The choice is yours.
