It was a beautiful summer day, and we enjoyed riding the ferryboat that crossed the strait between Nags Head and Cape Hatteras. The children had fun feeding bread to the seagulls that flew along with the ferry.
It was a 40mile drive along the narrow strip of land that made up the island of Cape Hatteras to the lighthouse campground. We planned to set up camp there and spend a few days. Along the way we passed an old rusted ship lying on its side in the surf, evidence of the dangers of the crashing waves and shifting sandbars that gave this place the grim nickname, “Graveyard of the Atlantic.”
Did the captain of the rusted ship ignore the lighthouse warnings? The old wreck reminds us of many souls who ignore the Bible’s warnings, some who may have come from Christian homes. The Word of God warns us of the awful end that awaits those who will not put their trust in the Lord Jesus Christ’s work on the cross. It was there He shed His precious blood that “cleanseth us from all sin” (1 John 1:77But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin. (1 John 1:7)). Instead, they carelessly spend their time and money seeking the pleasures of this world. Satan leads them on, and they are unaware of the hidden sandbars of a life of sin. They go to their graves, human wrecks, without God’s salvation. The Bible warns, “There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death” (Proverbs 16:2525There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death. (Proverbs 16:25)).
ML-05/27/2001