On the Island of Hawaii is the greatest volcano in the world, the Mauna Loa.
Another great crater, Kilaueu, is on the same island. The two occupy the larger southern half of the island. When in eruption, the glare is so great, that for fifty miles the sky is illuminated so as to turn night into day. The hot lava flows on for miles, destroying everything on its path. The roar and boom, as large boulders are belched forth, is terrific and indescribable. It is a grand expression of the power of God, that may well cause man to fear.
There are many superstitions in reward to the volcanoes. In olden times, whenever an eruption took place, it was the custom to throw different things into the crater as an offering to Pele, the goddess of volcanoes.
How thankful we can he that God has given us His Word, the Bible, in which we read that He is the One who has made everything,—ourselves, the animals, and all creation, and He is the One to be worshiped.
Satan wants people to worship anything or person instead of God, and he even wanted the Lord Jesus Christ to worship him, but the Lord answered him.
ML 10/20/1946