Ice

It's freezing outside. Everything is icing up. They say the potential is for power loss, and for several days at that - in some areas. That makes one think about preparedness. We get used to the luxury of having everything at our fingertips, but God only has to send an ice storm to make us question our security. There would have been a day that I would have cared less - heat or no heat.

Now I have responsibilities - two little ones. That makes me think a bit more, and thinking hurts me.

John Hagee shared a nifty story today. It was about a lady who was on the Titanic the day it went down. As she was about to board the life boat, she told the officer in charge of lowering the boat that she had forgotten something in her stateroom and that she desperately needed to go get it. He told her she had 3 minutes.

She took off running across a deck that was already listing perilously to one side. She sprinted down a flight of stairs and through a casino where she waded through veritible millions scattered on the floor. When she burst into her room, she threw aside her furs and jewelrybox where she kept a lifetime worth of diamonds and gold, and she seized 3 oranges.

His point was this: when death creeps up, our priorities change. When danger is near, we find out what is really the most-dear to us.

This world is the Titanic. Jesus declared that heaven and earth would pass away, but His word would never pass away. What are we sprinting for? What is worth the risk?