Danger on Shore

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While we were vacationing at a lake, we really enjoyed watching the wild ducks and the other water birds. One mother duck and her ducklings that we often watched always seemed to show up for breakfast and supper. You could hear mother duck quacking as she and her babies swam up the lake toward our campsite. Mother duck always gave loud “QUACKS,” but her babies just gave little “quacks.” She was very careful with her babies; she never let them get too close to shore. She knew there was danger on shore.
It made me think that God has warned us of danger ahead. He has said in His Word, the holy Bible, “Flee from the wrath to come” (Matthew 3:77But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come? (Matthew 3:7)). Romans 5:99Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. (Romans 5:9) says, “Much more then, being now justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him.”
When those baby ducks got too close to shore, mother duck gave a loud “QUACK,” and they all quickly swam right back to her.
Boys and girls, God has spoken very loudly to us too, by the Bible. Hebrews 1:1212And as a vesture shalt thou fold them up, and they shall be changed: but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail. (Hebrews 1:12) says, “God  . . .  hath in these last days spoken unto us by His Son [the Lord Jesus Christ].” He also says, “Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation” (2 Corinthians 6:22(For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succored thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.) (2 Corinthians 6:2)).
Just as those baby ducks were quick to obey their mother, will you be as quick to obey God? Isaiah 1:1818Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool. (Isaiah 1:18) says, “Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.”
ML-05/13/2001