Hailstones
Weighing A Hundred Pounds Fell From The Sky
Onto
The People Below,
And
They Cursed God Because Of The Terrible Hail.
Scripture
Revelation
16
21 and
there was an incredible hailstorm from heaven; hailstones weighing a
hundred pounds fell from the sky onto the people below, and they
cursed God because of the terrible hail.
Observation
Hurricane
Florence that is barreling down on the East Coast is huge.
And
for all of us in Florida we know very well just how dangerous a storm
like Hurricane Florence can be!
Revelation
16 talks about a storm that is coming, a hailstorm and this storm
will be like none ever seen before. This storm described in
Revelation will deliver hailstones, not the size of a golf ball, or
the size of a tennis ball, or even the size of a basketball; no,
people during this storm will have one hundred pound hailstones fall
on them!
I
have already started praying for the people in the path of Hurricane
Florence and you probably have too. And I know that we will pray for
the recovery efforts of the First Responders and we will pray for all
of the people impacted by the storm.
But
in Revelation 16:21 we find the people not praying to God for help,
but rather they were cursing God because of the terrible hail.
Hurricane
Florence is a reminder to me that God does not promise us a problem
free life. And you and I don't get preferential treatment just
because we are Christians. Tragedy, sickness, even life threatening
illnesses, storms of every kind, hit Christians and non-Christians
alike.
Christians
and non-Christians, believers and unbelievers, will both be hurt when
this storm hits the coast.
But
… Christians will be given the opportunity during and after a storm
to shine for Jesus.
And
non-Christians, because of the storm, will be given the opportunity
to see the love of Christ in action as followers of Christ help their
unbelieving neighbors rebuild after the storm.
Application
I
will be ready to go help with the rebuild after this storm if our
Disaster Relief Team is called into action.
How
about you? If you are interested in serving with us on our Disaster
Relief team just contact James Hartley.
Prayer
Heavenly
Father, I pray for the people that are in the path of this storm.
Give them wisdom to know whether to stay or to leave. Protect them,
Lord. Use this storm to draw them closer to You. Use this storm so
that many put their faith and their trust in You for their salvation.
May this storm give Christians the opportunity to shine for You as
they help their neighbors and those affected by the damaging wind and
torrential rain.
Daily
Bible Reading: Daniel 1,2; Revelation 16
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