It's all over the news headlines! Hurricane
Dorian is gathering strength in the Atlantic Ocean at
this very moment and the residence of Florida prepare for its impact.
This very
same time of year 2 years ago, my husband and I traveled to Florida for vacation. We arrived on Labor Day Monday and settled in
for our weeklong stay. By Wednesday,
though one of the most picturesque beach days I have ever experienced, we were hearing
reports of tropical storm Irma being upgraded to a Hurricane. We watched the news reports of how Irma was wreaking havoc upon Puerto Rico, and the tracking models showed it was
likely coming our way.
Some of
the residence in our vacation home subdivision had wisely already vacated. Others were batting down the hatches and preparing to “weather out” the
storm. We decided to get up at midnight
and start the long, grueling escape out of Florida to safety.
If you
were going “weather out” a fierce storm like Hurricane Irma, or the threatening
Hurricane Dorian, where would you go? Would you trust staying in a fragile double
wide mobile home?
When I googled “Hurricane
Proof Homes,” this picture came up. Would
you feel secure here during a Hurricane?
The storms of life are inevitable. They will come. Why? Because the “gates of Hades” are always at work, brewing up some sort of havoc. Death itself is working on us every day. We see evidence of it in the symptoms of our own frail bodies or of those we love. Even on the most beautiful of days, we know it is only a matter of time before we or one of our loved ones will draw our last breath.
Where do
we go?
As Jesus
was facing His own arrest, unfair trail, and ultimate sentencing, things were
not looking good. His followers had all
left Him. Pontius Pilot, the one who had
the authority to pronounce the death sentence, found Him innocent. Yet, the crowd was persistent. Luke 23:23
says, “But with loud shouts they insistently demanded that He be
crucified, and their shouts prevailed.” It seemed that the Messiah, the One in whom they had all placed their trust, was doomed for destruction.
The gates of Hades and Death seemed
to have won. But that was not the end of
the story! Three days later, the rocks
themselves cried out as Jesus broke open the tomb where He was laid. The gates of Hades could not hold Him and He silenced the boast of those who were against Him.
And He did this for YOU too!
“Lord to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life!”
“I will build my life upon Your Love;
it is a FIRM FOUNDATION!”
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