It's an interesting word.....alert. One can be alert...as in alert for deer while driving at night....particularly here in Western Pennsylvania....or one can alert someone to something. I've often had to flash my high beams to alert an oncoming car to deer on the side of the road. It's kind of ironic in that if an electronic alert of some kind is installed somewhere, anywhere, it may actually make the people less alert, because they could then ignore real dangers only to rely on an electronic alert....a radar detector for someone with a lead foot might do this.....I wouldn't know.
Everyone knows by now.....it's the lead story on all the news sites.....someone pushed the wrong button in Hawaii and an alert.....which was a false alert.....was sent out to everyone that an incoming ballistic missile was on the way. There was a lot of panic and confusion. Now.....this will probably lead to checks and double-checks on similar systems all across America.....but will pastors in America run checks and double-checks on their ministry.
We....Christians in America....in general....we believers in Jesus Christ do not have an electronic flashing alert sign to warn us about what is just ahead.....it would be too complicated anyway.....too many twists and turns.....too many surprises....and a delusion....that God has in store for us.....but this is a great blessing in that we are not left to ourselves to just wait for an alert....for He has given us the most wonderful gift in His Word.....and His Spirit to open it for us.....and men to proclaim the glories of His Son when we meet together.
What His Word does is give us warnings.....love running cold.....and violence everywhere.....and truth splattered with the mud from the paths that we've chosen to walk. We have the History of Israel and Judah to hold up as a mirror. We have commands to stay.....alert....vigilant....and sober-minded....away from the paths where we are sure to get stuck in the mud.
We have all failed to one degree or another. We failed to stay and to warn others, particularly from the pulpit. Maybe Hawaii in some way will awaken us to the futility of relying on a sudden alert when we should always be....alert....and vigilant....and then again....maybe not.
The following was last posted this past September 11th. The main meteorologist from The Weather Channel would describe the movement and wind speed of the approaching hurricane but time and time and time again he cautioned about the storm that might stall over the area....and cause flooding that would be worse than the winds.
We in America and in the American church have been given an alert in the form of a watch...the potential for trouble is there....stay tuned.....where what is needed is a warning where trouble has been sighted......therefore prepare.
I am not a fan of The Weather Channel because of its political leanings, but I had it on in the background over the weekend as I sat in my living room chair reading and typing these posts, and from what I saw they called this storm in Texas right.
I don't know any of the personalities on The Weather Channel....couldn't give you a name.....but the main moderator of all the various reporters sloshing around in their rain suits and hoods seemed to keep much of the focus on the Houston area and the potential for serious inland flooding. It caught my attention....why was he emphasizing this so much when a Cat4 was about to hit land on the coast? What the percentage is of economists and investment professional... don't know, but they are out there; some are very big names, and they have been warning everyone who will listen that a market crash is coming....that one....may be the worst crash ever....and two....there are no fixes available this time around.
Has anyone heard of Stephen Hawking? I think so. He's is one of the many who in increasing numbers are warning about the extreme potential danger of artificial intelligence.
Political science professor, author and expert on Communism Paul Kengor has warned Americans in books, numerous articles and interviews for years that Communism is behind much of the upheaval in just about every aspect of our collapsing society and nation.
Some warnings go unheeded and people wind up suffering. Some warnings go unheeded but nothing happens. There are some warnings that people take seriously and are spared suffering while there are times when when people heed a warning but nothing comes of it. This is all common sense. Ultimately the wise consider legitimate warnings and then make the best decision that they can, while those who are not wise do not consider warnings at all if those warnings might conflict with their plans.
There is only one source of warnings that we should never doubt nor ignore. It's said that Jeremiah, the 'weeping prophet', warned the people of Judah and Israel for forty years but this description is incomplete for he has been warning readers of God's Word with at least general principles now for over 2600 years. Isaiah warned and continues to warn...as did Daniel.... Jonah..... Nahum..... Paul.... Peter..... John....and many others.... Jesus Christ has warned us....nations and individuals.....and continues to warn us.....and will continue until He appears in the clouds with His army of angels but by then it will be too late to heed any of His warnings.
Everyone knows by now.....it's the lead story on all the news sites.....someone pushed the wrong button in Hawaii and an alert.....which was a false alert.....was sent out to everyone that an incoming ballistic missile was on the way. There was a lot of panic and confusion. Now.....this will probably lead to checks and double-checks on similar systems all across America.....but will pastors in America run checks and double-checks on their ministry.
We....Christians in America....in general....we believers in Jesus Christ do not have an electronic flashing alert sign to warn us about what is just ahead.....it would be too complicated anyway.....too many twists and turns.....too many surprises....and a delusion....that God has in store for us.....but this is a great blessing in that we are not left to ourselves to just wait for an alert....for He has given us the most wonderful gift in His Word.....and His Spirit to open it for us.....and men to proclaim the glories of His Son when we meet together.
What His Word does is give us warnings.....love running cold.....and violence everywhere.....and truth splattered with the mud from the paths that we've chosen to walk. We have the History of Israel and Judah to hold up as a mirror. We have commands to stay.....alert....vigilant....and sober-minded....away from the paths where we are sure to get stuck in the mud.
We have all failed to one degree or another. We failed to stay and to warn others, particularly from the pulpit. Maybe Hawaii in some way will awaken us to the futility of relying on a sudden alert when we should always be....alert....and vigilant....and then again....maybe not.
The following was last posted this past September 11th. The main meteorologist from The Weather Channel would describe the movement and wind speed of the approaching hurricane but time and time and time again he cautioned about the storm that might stall over the area....and cause flooding that would be worse than the winds.
We in America and in the American church have been given an alert in the form of a watch...the potential for trouble is there....stay tuned.....where what is needed is a warning where trouble has been sighted......therefore prepare.
I am not a fan of The Weather Channel because of its political leanings, but I had it on in the background over the weekend as I sat in my living room chair reading and typing these posts, and from what I saw they called this storm in Texas right.
I don't know any of the personalities on The Weather Channel....couldn't give you a name.....but the main moderator of all the various reporters sloshing around in their rain suits and hoods seemed to keep much of the focus on the Houston area and the potential for serious inland flooding. It caught my attention....why was he emphasizing this so much when a Cat4 was about to hit land on the coast? What the percentage is of economists and investment professional... don't know, but they are out there; some are very big names, and they have been warning everyone who will listen that a market crash is coming....that one....may be the worst crash ever....and two....there are no fixes available this time around.
Has anyone heard of Stephen Hawking? I think so. He's is one of the many who in increasing numbers are warning about the extreme potential danger of artificial intelligence.
Political science professor, author and expert on Communism Paul Kengor has warned Americans in books, numerous articles and interviews for years that Communism is behind much of the upheaval in just about every aspect of our collapsing society and nation.
Some warnings go unheeded and people wind up suffering. Some warnings go unheeded but nothing happens. There are some warnings that people take seriously and are spared suffering while there are times when when people heed a warning but nothing comes of it. This is all common sense. Ultimately the wise consider legitimate warnings and then make the best decision that they can, while those who are not wise do not consider warnings at all if those warnings might conflict with their plans.
There is only one source of warnings that we should never doubt nor ignore. It's said that Jeremiah, the 'weeping prophet', warned the people of Judah and Israel for forty years but this description is incomplete for he has been warning readers of God's Word with at least general principles now for over 2600 years. Isaiah warned and continues to warn...as did Daniel.... Jonah..... Nahum..... Paul.... Peter..... John....and many others.... Jesus Christ has warned us....nations and individuals.....and continues to warn us.....and will continue until He appears in the clouds with His army of angels but by then it will be too late to heed any of His warnings.
