[Biblemat] A) DON'T PLAY ON THE ROCKS

[J5827Sasser at wmconnect.com]

Brethren and Friends, Jim Sasser here.  A very good Thursday
morning to each and everyone.  May God bless you and yours.
Here is an article from my recent files:

DON'T PLAY ON THE ROCKS

     One day, a friend and I were fishing at the Neely Henry
dam.  We had never been to a dam before, nor did we know
the dangers associated with one.  We were on the rocks be-
low it fishing very casually when we heard a siren.  We had
no clue what it mean; all we knew was that it was scaring off
all our fish.  Suddenly, two turbines were empowered and the water was rising 
fast around us.  All we could do was scurry
off.  Due to our nonchalance, we nearly drowned.  Had we
paid attention to the signs around that said "Stay off the rocks" and "Fast 
racing turbulent waters," we would not have
been in that situation in the first place.

     We are told to "be sober, be watchful; because your adver-
sary the devil walks about as a roaring lion, seeking whom he
may devour" (1 Pet. 5:8).  The devil will try any snare to get
us to sin.  The devil's devices may be subtle or they may be
blatantly obvious.  Therefore, we msut be on the guard for
whatever he throws at us.  We must give ourselves wholly to
study and meditaion upon God's Word.  We all have to stand
guard against Satan and his traps.  If we study and follow the
Word of the Lord and resist the devil, God promises us that
Satan will flee from us (Jas. 4:7).  And "the Lord is not slack
concerning His promises" (2 Pet. 3:9).

     A strong warning in Deut 28:15 reads. "But it shall come
to pass, if you do not obey the voice of the Lord your God,
to observe carefully all His commandments and His statutes
which I command you today, tht all these curses will come
upon you and overtake you."  If the people obeyed His voice,
they were spared and blessed; if they people ignored the 
warnings, God punished them.  Just as my friend and I en-
dangered our physical lives by playing on the rocks, we must
all be aware of the warning signs that the Lord gives us and
obey Him.  Let us remember that the Lord is not slack concer-
ning His promises.

     Let us walk circumspectly from day to day.  If we do not
give heed to the cautions set before us, we will more easily
fall into the grasps of sin.  As the words of the old song go,
"Careless soul, O heed the warning."  ---- Aaron Beard via
Gospel Power, Vol.14, No. 23, June 10, 2007.   </HTML>
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