At first the rain came gently in northwestern Missouri in 1993. But then, day after day, it continued to rain, and it came harder and harder. The little streams turned into creeks. The creeks turned into rivers. And still the rain continued.
Farmer LaHue and his son Trent were warned that the Missouri River would rise rapidly. He was a wise farmer, so he started moving his grain out of the grain bins in the area where it would soon flood.
It is always wise to pay attention to any kind of warning. Boys and girls and men and women are warned to flee from the judgment that God says is coming like a flood. Some folks are wise and flee to Christ who is the only one able to save them from the coming flood of judgment. He loves you and died for you, and He offers you the only way of escape.
For four days they worked around the clock to move their corn from the area that would flood. Kind neighbors came to help, loading their wagons and trucks. The LaHues also had a herd of cows with baby calves to move to higher ground as the floodwaters rose. Some of the calves were stubborn and would not follow their mothers away from the flooding river. They soon were standing on little mounds of earth surrounded by the rising floodwaters. They couldn’t escape. Trent went out in their boat and began to rescue them. Back and forth he went, lifting the stubborn calves into the boat and carrying them to safety.
On one mound he found two little fawns. He lifted them into the boat and brought them to their mothers who were watching from a hill. The mother deer could not rescue those fawns, but Trent could.
He saw rabbits swimming in the flood waters, but they were unable to save themselves even by swimming. Trent came along with the boat and picked up 32 rabbits with a dip net. They sat safely in the boat as kind Trent carried them to safety.
No one but Jesus can rescue you from the flood of judgment for your sins. He sees your need and has kindly and lovingly offered to wash your sins away. He went to Calvary’s cross and bore God’s judgment for the sins of every person who will believe and trust in Him. Will you accept His offer of rescue? “He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him” (John 3:3636He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him. (John 3:36)).
ML-08/30/1998