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Themes Danger Ahead Heading for Disaster In a US Naval Institute magazine called Naval Institute Proceedings, Frank Koch tells of an argument at sea. Two battleships had been practicing their maneuvers for several days in heavy seas. Koch was serving on the lead ship and was on watch as night fell. He stared ahead into the deep darkness. The patchy fog made it even harder to see. Soon he noticed, a light shining off to the right. The lookout reported this to the captain. The captain called out, "Is it steady or moving astern?" The reply came back, "Steady, Captain." This meant there was going to be an accident if someone did not change their course. The captain then called to the signalman, "Tell that ship coming at us : We are on a collision course, change course twenty degrees." The signalman obeyed only to get the surprising answer, "You change course twenty degrees." The captain replied, "Tell him, I'm a captain, you change course twenty degrees." "I'm a seaman second-class, came the answer. You had better change course yourself." This made the captain ripping mad. How could this man be so stubborn he though? He spat out, "I'm a battleship. Change course twenty degrees or You're in trouble." Back came the flashing light, "I'm a lighthouse." Who do you think changed course? The answer is obvious. If You're not saved, you are just like the battleship. You are on a head-on collision-course with disaster. If you listen to the warnings from God's lighthouse, the Bible, you can not only avoid hell, but you will make it safely to the port of Heaven. When a person trusts Christ as Savior, their course is not changed 20 degrees, but rather 180 degrees. Others might think They're bible thumpers, nerds, or weird, but at least they don't have to worry about eternal shipwreck. They'll never wake up in Hell. They are going to Heaven because Christ died for lost, rebellious sinners and they have trusted Him. In other words, they learned about their condition and they did something about it. You should do something about your condition and the course your are heading as well. As the Bible says, "Prepare to meet thy God" (Amos 4:12)! Why should you prepare? "All we like sheep have gone astray we have turned everyone to his own way" (Isaiah 53:6). Don't fight against God and the truth of His word. You need to "turn to the Lord" to agree with Him about where you are going and trust Him for salvation and to take over your life and eternity. Having Christ as Lord means you will be ready to take orders from a new Master. Or better said . Captain. The Bible says, "Believe on the LORD Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved." (Acts 16:31)
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