‘He who is often rebuked, and hardens his neck, will suddenly be
destroyed, and that without remedy.’ Proverbs 29:1
In the
official magazine of the Naval Institute, Frank Koch reported on a very unusual
encounter at sea. A battleship was coming in for manoeuvres in heavy weather.
Shortly after the sun went down, the lookout reported a light in the distance,
so the captain had the signalman send a message: ‘We’re on a collision course.
Advise you change your course twenty degrees.’ Minutes later a signal came
back: ‘Advisable for you to change your course.’ The captain angrily ordered
that another signal be sent: ‘I am a captain. Change course twenty degrees.’
Again came the reply: ‘I’m a seaman, second class. You’d better change your
course.’ Furious by this point, the captain barked a final threat: ‘I’m a battleship!
Change your course!’ The signal came back, ‘I’m a lighthouse.’ The captain
changed his course!
It’s
foolhardy to ignore the beacons that warn you of danger. They take various
forms: symptoms of health problems, prolonged marital conflict, rebellious children,
excessive debt, soul-destroying habits, stress that ties you in knots. The list
goes on. It matters not whether you’re successful, influential, and busy. When
God sends you a warning and tells you to change course, if you’re wise you
won’t argue. Instead you will do it with haste.
Let’s get
personal. Has God been dealing with you over something in your life that’s
wrong, but you keep resisting Him? Or putting off dealing with it? Things will
go right for you when you turn to Him instead of away from Him.
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