The Devotional – 1408 – A father’s wisdom is valuable

The Devotional – 1408 – A father’s wisdom is valuable

Proverbs 13:1-3 – A wise son heeds his father’s instruction, but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke. A man shall eat well by the fruit of his mouth, but the soul of the unfaithful feeds on violence. He who guards his mouth preserves his life but he who opens wide his lips shall have destruction.

 

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The United States of America maintains the largest Aircraft Carrier Task Force in the world; no other country comes close in comparison but this is not the point of the matter, but the following is. Most of the carriers are nuclear powered with two or more hospitals and equipped with the latest technology and staff to treat hundreds of people. These are trauma units but these hospitals are also equipped to manage illnesses caused by world or national epidemic outbreaks.

 

The nuclear power of these ships can be rerouted to light up cities or communities with needed electricity, also there are evaporators on board that can convert thousands of gallons of salt water into fresh water, daily. Other attributes of these war vessels are galleys and cafeterias capable of producing 9,000 meals daily and vast stowage areas capable of providing supplies to last six months under normal circumstances.

 

Of all of the other countries that have navies, the total of Aircraft Carriers are eight (8), mostly non-nuclear, the United States has nine (9) that are active nuclear and ten (10) other non-nuclear carriers. Of the nine nuclear these are capable of producing 81,000 meals daily and treating several thousands of sick and injured as a routine. We call these vessels war machines and for a truth the vessels are equipped to destroy the world around them.

 

Men, when coming to grips with such power often sound like the “tool man” with words like “woo! WOO! WOO! Give me that power!” I believe that we Americans have done very well with controlling the “tool man” in us. And yet there is coming a day when it will be that men will hide themselves from a “perfect” and stronger force. The Epistle of 2 Peter and the Book of Revelation tell us of this greater power, which is already not very far away.

2 Peter 3:10-12 - But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat; both the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up. Therefore, since all these things will be dissolved, what manner of persons ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness, looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be dissolved, being on fire, and the elements will melt with fervent heat?

Revelation 6:12-17 – I looked when He opened the sixth seal, and behold, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became like blood. And the stars of heaven fell to the earth, as a fig tree drops its late figs when it is shaken by a mighty wind. Then the sky receded as a scroll when it is rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved out of its place. And the kings of the earth, the great men, the rich men, the commanders, the mighty men, every slave and every free man, hid themselves in the caves and in the rocks of the mountains, and said to the mountains and rocks, "Fall on us and hide us from the face of Him who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb! For the great day of His wrath has come, and who is able to stand?"

2 Peter 3:12 – Nevertheless we, according to His promise (God’s) look for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells.

I just would like to add here that God has provided one (1) earth and on this earth He has provided enough oxygen, water, food and medical wisdom to meet the needs of all peoples, tongues and nations of the earth in its seven thousand (7,000) year history. If a man, woman or child has starved or died, it is not because God did not provide, but because that man, woman or child has an individual, national and universal condition identified in the Holy Bible as sin. God has promised since the beginning of time; some seven thousand (7,000) years ago that the earth would be destroyed because of sin.

Here is another truth that we do not think about daily. We are less than twenty miles away from 2 Peter 3:10-12 or Revelation 6:12-17. A magma chamber is a large underground pool of liquid rock found beneath the surface of the Earth. The molten rock in such a chamber is under great pressure, and given enough time, that pressure can gradually fracture the rock around it creating outlets for the magma and falling rock.

When finding a way to the surface, the result will be a volcanic eruption; consequently many volcanoes are situated over magma chambers. The large Magma chamber in the center of the earth is hard to detect, and most of the known ones are therefore close to the surface of the Earth, commonly between 1 km and 10 km under the surface. In geological terms, this is extremely close to the surface, although in human terms, it is considerably deep underground.

Of course the distance is straight down and under our feet; yet ever so often God will show us a glimpse of this future event promised in Peter’s epistle and that of the opening of the sixth seal judgment in the Book of Revelation. But there is another promise from God. If you like; take the time to read this promise in Revelation 21 and 22, also note the warnings, but above all we should all be prepared, that while our Creator is meeting our needs today, there will be a day in the future when He will wrap up this old world like a garment and toss it into the fire. Hebrews 1:5-14.