Storm warning

Scripture

Exodus 9:21 “But those who had no respect for the word of the Lord left them out in the open”.

 

Observation

The warnings were clear. A storm is coming! A storm like you’ve never seen before – but you can protect yourself, your possessions, your loved ones if you bring them under cover. Some of them were wise enough to believe and took action – their actions saved their families and possessions. But those who were hard hearted, stubborn and had no respect for the word of the Lord paid dearly! The storm came as it was declared and the destruction it wreaked had never been seen before in all of the history of that nation. The wise and the unwise heard the warning – they both heard the words of the Lord. The decisions they made were based on respect and the flattened, destroyed carcasses of the unwise and disrespectful cry out to all about the consequences of their decision.

 

Application

The warnings are clear. The word of the Lord declares clearly the consequences of sin and unrighteousness. The wise listen and make plans and actions to heed the warnings. But the unwise, the stubborn, those who disrespect or even flagrantly disregard the warning of the Lord eventually discover their lives, their possessions, their families are but flattened carcasses as a direct result of their choice to disregard the words of the Lord. What a wake up call to me today! The word of the Lord hasn’t changed – in fact it has become clearer and louder as the years pass and how easy I find myself becoming complacent and even disrespectful of the Lords words of warning. A storm is coming – find shelter, heed his warnings, respect his words.

 

Prayer

Father I thank you for your divine storm warning system. Your Word cries out the consequences of disrespecting the directions it contains. I choose to respect those words and decide again today to live accordingly. I choose not to leave my life out in the open but I choose to come under the shelter of your covering.

 

Jim Jung