God's Warning Signs!
"These things happened to them as examples
and were written down as warnings for us, on
whom the culmination of the ages has
come."
1 Corinthians 10:11
Everywhere we go, we’re surrounded by warning
signs. Some
are a bit much! One said: “Caution! Heavy Pedestrian Traffic,”
with a drawing of a rather large man. One said: “Free Range
Chickens Drive Slowly.” One sign in a rural town said:
“Touching Wires Causes Instant Death. $200 Fine.”
Most signs are well-intended and clearly
marked.
That’s the way the Lord cautions us in Scripture.
The Bible includes warnings, cautions, rebukes, and
dangers to avoid. Sometimes we’re headed down the
wrong path without even knowing it. But God’s Word
warns us of the dangers ahead.
In 1 Corinthians 10, Paul reminds us
of how the
Israelites set their hearts on evil things, engaged
in sexual immorality, grumbled, and indulged in
too much revelry. The Lord judged them, and
they are a warning to us.
As you study the Bible each day, don’t just
underline
promises and sing the psalms. Highlight the warnings
too, and grow in daily holiness before the Lord.
"God’s holiness and purity give birth to His righteous
anger when we do the things He doesn’t want us to
do. God….doesn’t want us to take
sin lightly."
Chris Thurman