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Beware of the explosion!
Sin is a dormant volcano
which can erupt at ANY moment
“Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?” Proverbs
6:27
Yesterday, Mount Sinabung blew its top yesterday in Indonesia and a
column of ash was blasted nearly five miles into the sky.
It's a reminder of how volatile Indonesia can be as it has nearly 130
active volcanoes. All of this volcanic activity reminded me of another
explosion that took place in 1991.
Mount Pinatubo, dormant for over 500 years, began to erupt on June 12,
1991, and three days later exploded with twice the power of the 1980 Mount St.
Helen's eruption.
The release of power blasted a cubic mile off the mountaintop and the
earth shook for eight hours.
The eruption produced an ash cloud that rose over 50,000 feet into the
atmosphere.
If that wasn't enough, Typhoon Yunga then struck the island nation
with fierce winds and torrential rains which mixed with the ash creating what
the locals called "Black Saturday!"
The United States was forced to abandon and eventually close Clark Air
Force base, located just a few miles from Mount Pinatubo, due to the devastating
blanket of fallen ash.
When a volcanologist was asked to account for the widespread damage
which sent thousands of American soldiers and Filipinos fleeing, he
replied, "When a volcano is silent for many years, people forget
it's a volcano and begin to treat it like a mountain."
Now here's a lesson from nature. We should always be aware of how our
sinful nature has the potential to erupt.
It would be a big mistake to ignore this possibility simply because it
has lain dormant for a season... even a seemingly long one.
Solomon writes a profound statement in his book of Proverbs, which,
when paraphrased goes something like this; "Can someone play with
fire in his lap without incinerating his clothes?"
The enemy of our souls would love for us to believe that we can
somehow play with sin, without it negatively affecting our spirit and our walk
with the Lord -- oh how deceptive Satan can be!
D.L. Moody was a fairly simple man and I love the way he dealt with
sin. He said, "When you're thinking sin, think scripture!"
Let's be on guard! Sin is a dormant volcano which can erupt at ANY
moment and set our house on fire.
How do we prepare? First, by being aware of the possibility...
then...; "Thy word have I hid in my heart that I might not sin
against thee," [Psalm 119:11]
Let's meditate upon His Word, allowing it to sink deep into our minds
and our hearts so that the only fire which burns there... is the fire of God's
Holy Spirit. Amen.
Worthy
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