A few weeks ago in the Southern States a ferry boat cast off from the shore of the Mississippi. It was early in the morning before daybreak, and on board were over 100 men and women on their way to work on the other side of the great river. Fog rolled over the water, but apart from that, all was the same as usual. In 10 or 15 minutes the passengers would be busy starting their day’s work, just the same as they had always done.
Suddenly, out of the fog the blast of a ship’s horn was heard. Fog makes sounds more eerie than usual, and that horn so close must have startled the passengers on the ferry. A second time it sounded. How close it was! Would the ferry swing away from evident danger? A third blast. Was the captain paying attention? Alas, the ferry kept right on course. Things must be all right after all.
In the darkness and fog an enormous tanker loomed up on the port side of the ferry. Without a chance to stop or swerve or change course, the tanker struck the ferry mid-ships. Up into the air went the ferry and down she crashed into the cold, dark, 80-foot waters of the Mississippi. Ferry, cars, passengers and crew were all plunged into the waters of death. Most of those aboard the ferry perished in the cold eerie darkness. Only a few were saved.
Three times a warning was given and three times it was ignored. Then death followed.
Dear boys and girls, God has warned us many times of a danger right at hand. He has warned of terrible judgment to come. If you are unsaved, we plead with you to heed the warning voice of the gospel and find in the Lord Jesus your only way of escape. Go in haste to Jesus and take Him as your Saviour. Be saved from the wrath to come.
ML-01/23/1977