Proverbs 14:12  ‘There is a way which seems right to a man, But its end is the way of death.’

DAILY READING  Mark 13:1-13; 1 Kings 6; Hosea 8

The May 1984 National Geographic showed through color photos and drawings, the swift and terrible destruction that wiped out the Roman Cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum in A.D. 79. The explosion of Mount Vesuvius was so sudden, the residents were killed while in their routine: men and women were at the market, the rich in their luxurious baths, slaves at toil. They died amid volcanic ash and superheated gasses. Even family pets suffered the same quick and final fate. It takes little imagination to picture the panic of that terrible day. The saddest part is that these people did not have to die. Scientists confirm what ancient Roman writers record–weeks of rumblings and shakings preceded the actual explosion. Even an ominous plume of smoke was clearly visible from the mountain days before the eruption. If only they had been able to read and respond to the warning from mount Vesuvius!

There are similar “rumblings” in our world today: warfare, earthquakes, the nuclear threat, economic woes. While not exactly new, these things do point to a coming day of Judgment (Matt. 24). People need not be caught unprepared. God is asking every believer to begin to put their house in order, We can’t continue to live carelessly. Especially as judgment will begin from the household of God. .

We need to take heed to the instructions and warnings from God so as to avoid a crash of destiny.  It is only those who obey God’s divine instructions that would be exempted from destruction.

1 Thessalonians 5:9 – For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,

Indeed it is not God’s will for His people to perish. This is why He has given us the signs of the times as a way to warn us and to wake us up to our spiritual responsibilities. In this season living a life of purity and holiness is the way to escape destruction.

Maybe you have been hearing some rumblings lately. Deep in your heart you know  God has been warning you. Somehow you know you have been stretching the boundaries of mercy. One or two things may have happened recently around you, which you know is divine warning. Well, why keep going in a direction you know is not right?

Proverbs 14:12 Says ‘There is a way which seems right to a man, But its end is the way of death.

Don’t wait until it is too late. Don’t keep playing  Russian Roulette with your destiny. It is time to take heed to the Word of God and the warnings of scriptures.

A daily quiet time spent in studying The Word  and praying, is one way of receiving daily  instructions from The Spirit of God. We are to trust in The Lord with all our heart and not to lean on our own understanding. And as we acknowledge Him in all our ways, surely, He will direct our paths.

PRAYER: Lord, please help me to take heed to the instructions of scriptures. Enable me to be totally dependent upon You, as I travel in this journey of life. so that I can escape the paths of death and destruction in Jesus Name.

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