"All these things happened to them as examples, as object lessons to us, to warn us against doing the same things; they were written down so that we could read about them and learn from them in these last days as the world nears its end." - 1 Corinthians 10:11 (TLB)
In his painting “An Allegory of Prudence,” the 16th-century Italian artist,
Titian displayed three human heads facing different directions. One head was of
a youth facing the future, another of a mature man eyeing the present, and the
third, a wise old man gazing at the past. Over their heads Titian wrote a Latin
phrase that means, “From the example of the past, the man of the present acts
prudently so as not to imperil the future.”
The above Latin phrase provides a simple illustration of a crucial lesson that
God inspired Apostle Paul to teach the Church at Corinth (1 Corinthians 10:11).
This lesson affirms that God does not expect anyone to repeat the same mistake
that someone else has made in the past. God treats every mistake or error of the
past as red flag on the pages of history. Anyone who ignores these red flags
are bound to fail in the race of life.
The Bible is a compendium of divine red flags waved by God to man from the
beginning of creation till when Christ will return for the rapture of the
Church. These red flags are divine warning signals that must guide our actions
and decisions everyday. It is practically impossible to live a glorious life
now and in the future without paying close attention to these red flags.
Unfortunately, many people in this generation are gazing and running aimlessly
into the future without paying close attention to these critical divine warning
signals. This is very sad!
There are many anointed ''Pharaohs and Jezebels'' around us who have chosen to
ignore the red flags that God hung on the pages of history about ungodliness
and wickedness. The red flags written in Matthew 27:1-5 about the Chief
Accountant of Jesus Ministry is still being ignored today. There are many
ordained Judas Iscariot who specialises in planning and executing betrayal and
greed operations in town. The fire of rebellion is still burning fiercely among
us today because the story of how fire descended from heaven to consume Korah
and his 249 co-conspirators for rebelling against Moses is being ignored (Number
16:1-40). This is quite unfortunate!
Beloved, I hope you have not being ignoring some divine red flags in your
sojourn in this world. Please, have you responded to the clarion call of
salvation? If you have not, then you are ignoring a very important divine red
flag. You stand the risk of spending eternity in Hell if you continue to ignore
this special red flag (Revelation 20:15). Therefore, I urge you to please pay
close attention to the red flag of eternal condemnation today by accepting
Jesus Christ as your Lord and saviour. You will never regret that you did.
One special hymn that urge us to respond positively to the clarion call of
salvation recorded in Revelation 3:20 is titled "LET HIM IN''.
LET HIM IN By Barney E. Warren, 1893
Who is knocking at your heart today?
Let the Savior in;
Sinner, do not grieve the Lord away,
Will you let Him in?
Refrain:
Let Him in, let Him in,
Sinner, rise, let Him in.
He is ling’ring at the closed door,
Let the Savior in;
You have heard Him knocking o’er and o’er,
Will you let Him in?
On the cross His blood was shed so free,
Let the Savior in;
Do not let your will thus dormant be,
Will you let Him in?
Is your heart now like the granite stone?
Let the Savior in;
Soon His blood for you will not atone,
Will you let Him in?
May the Holy Spirit breathe upon every stony heart and change it to heart of
flesh that will yield completely to the call of salvation today. May we never
ignore any divine red flags that Heaven is waving at us till we see Christ in
glory in Jesus name, Amen.
Good day and God bless you.
Maranatha!
Bro. Okanlawon Taiwo
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