There are different marine warnings for wind: gale warning 34-47knots, storm warning 48-63 knots and hurricane warning 63knots and higher. A storm is upon us and the seas are raging. We have no choice but to keep heading toward our haven of rest. Our Churches are asleep with apathy and corrupt with compromise. Many ships are badly listing, taking on the water of worldly weight. Many others have gone down never to be seen again. Courage seaman! Our Captain calls! Steady those weak knees and lift that downward gaze heavenward. We will make it through for our Captain is the Master of the Sea. This is the hour of Courage. Fear Not! Rise up out of weakness. You can't stay dead in the water in this storm. Restart the diesel engines of overcoming prayer. Flip the switches and turn on the bilge pumps of repentance and lighten the hull of worldly weight. Search the Charts of the word of God and plot a course to calmer waters. Band together like brothers in unity of fellowship and accountability. Throw overboard those items of contraband that our Captain despises.
Thursday, February 7, 2013
Storm Warning!
As a commercial fisherman, I pay close attention to the marine forecast. My 24' scallop/urchin dive boat has seen some rough weather, but with a boat that small, we have to pick our days. Occasionally we get caught in rough sea's. It's just part of fishing. We rush out to beat a coming storm. Sometimes we may stay a little longer than we should and...Bam! we are smashing home in screaming whitecaps. Other days we will cross a section of rough seas to fish the lee (calm) side of an island. Looking across at the wild scene of rolling white makes ones knees weak and stomach knot. Every fisherman feels fear at times. He's just good at hiding it. We secure the deck load, fill the gas tanks, make a joke or two and throttle home. The Christian walk is not that much different.
There are different marine warnings for wind: gale warning 34-47knots, storm warning 48-63 knots and hurricane warning 63knots and higher. A storm is upon us and the seas are raging. We have no choice but to keep heading toward our haven of rest. Our Churches are asleep with apathy and corrupt with compromise. Many ships are badly listing, taking on the water of worldly weight. Many others have gone down never to be seen again. Courage seaman! Our Captain calls! Steady those weak knees and lift that downward gaze heavenward. We will make it through for our Captain is the Master of the Sea. This is the hour of Courage. Fear Not! Rise up out of weakness. You can't stay dead in the water in this storm. Restart the diesel engines of overcoming prayer. Flip the switches and turn on the bilge pumps of repentance and lighten the hull of worldly weight. Search the Charts of the word of God and plot a course to calmer waters. Band together like brothers in unity of fellowship and accountability. Throw overboard those items of contraband that our Captain despises.
The following link is a video on you tube that inspired this post. It is a picture of the Overcoming Christian in our present spiritual Storm Warning!
There are different marine warnings for wind: gale warning 34-47knots, storm warning 48-63 knots and hurricane warning 63knots and higher. A storm is upon us and the seas are raging. We have no choice but to keep heading toward our haven of rest. Our Churches are asleep with apathy and corrupt with compromise. Many ships are badly listing, taking on the water of worldly weight. Many others have gone down never to be seen again. Courage seaman! Our Captain calls! Steady those weak knees and lift that downward gaze heavenward. We will make it through for our Captain is the Master of the Sea. This is the hour of Courage. Fear Not! Rise up out of weakness. You can't stay dead in the water in this storm. Restart the diesel engines of overcoming prayer. Flip the switches and turn on the bilge pumps of repentance and lighten the hull of worldly weight. Search the Charts of the word of God and plot a course to calmer waters. Band together like brothers in unity of fellowship and accountability. Throw overboard those items of contraband that our Captain despises.
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