Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Fear the "flame"

East Texas is burning. With hundreds of homes destroyed and thousands of acres singed, people are rightfully afraid. As I write this, the smell is wafting in the air, reminding all of us in the area that danger is near. If that fateful day ever comes, we know that we could lose most (if not all) our earthly possessions, and maybe even lose our lives. In short, that is why people fear the flame.

There is another, more consuming fire coming, though. Peter said, “But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up” (2 Peter 3:10). The fire of the final judgment is the one that should be feared!
Are you prepared for it? Does it strike fear in your heart? “Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness, Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?” (2 Peter 3:11-12). Your fear of the “flame” should make you turn to God, repent of your sins, confess His Son, and be baptized. If you will then live faithfully, you will survive the “flame” and receive a glorious resurrection.
Kyle Campbell

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