The Devotional - A Look at the Book #814

by Jesse Abel

A Word from Papa “J”

 

Some things are repetitive in life, others but once. Taxes are reoccurring; birth but once! If a plane takes off it must land and is reoccurring. Death too is but once in life; sin is reoccurring, yet the Lamb of God has taken away the sin of the world and personal salvation is not reoccurring. Once experienced it is sufficient from then through eternity! Revelation 22:1-5

 

Good Morning

 

Not all of the events of life on a submarine are explainable. Have you ever thought of what it takes to place an 800,000+ pound bubble under the water and keep it there (Right side up)? I know that there are those of us that can readily answer that question of thought. Of course there may have been a day in my past when I had a ready answer of how this phenomenon works too but it has long since parted the company of my brain.

Yet, for whatever reason I have retained this; each time a submarine submerges there is a split second of time that is critical. Will the vessel stay right side up, or will it flip over 180 degrees? Some say it is possible to flip over; yet it has never happened.

The Ship’s Diving Officer, normally the ship's Supply Officer will be responsible for ensuring that weights and measures of provisions and newly added machinery are within the vessels capacity to submerge safety. He is also responsible to ensure that the distribution of this weight is properly disbursed so that there is balance.

 

His diving officers are required to know these calculations as well and there are usually six or more of these qualified men on board. When someone is qualifying as a diving officer, the crew will gather at the forward torpedo room and make the ship heavy up front so that the nose of submarine begins to point down. Then as the qualifying diving officer corrects this problem, all of the sailors will go to the engine room section in the back of the ship and make the ship squat down seeking to confuse the officer.

 

Once the new or qualifying officer figures out that it is the crew playing on his emotions then the officer can quickly recover and the activity will stop. Hey! It helps pass the time and it makes good people better at what they are good at. Proverbs 20:18

 

So until the day comes when the lamb dwells safely beside the wolf and the goat and leopard graze safely in the field or the nursing child plays calmly and safely where the cobra dwells; there will be the need for men to go to war and iron will sharpen iron. Isaiah 11:6-10.

 

There is a greater thought to all of this in that there is coming a day… soon! When the Reign of Christ will come and He will Reign forever and ever. Isaiah 11:1-16. Like Isaiah, may you and I be found praising Him on the Day of the LORD. Isaiah 12:1-6