Escape for thy life…Behold now, Thy servant hath found grace in Thy sight, and Thou hast magnified Thy mercy, which Thou hast shewed unto me in saving my life… -Genesis 19:17-19

The other day, there sailed down the Thames as stout a vessel as had ever ploughed the deep. The good ship “Amazon,” had sailed the broad Pacific many a time, and what is there to hinder her from once more reaching America in safety?…Night came on; the watch was changed as usual; the captain turned in, feeling that all was right and safe…In a moment, what a change had taken place! A passenger perceives a smell of fire; the warning cry is raised. Everyone rushes upon deck. Attempts are made to quench the fire; but when the hatches are lifted up, the wind rushes in, and the fire is fanned to a dreadful, all-devouring conflagration. Further effort is of no avail. Rockets are fired, as the signals of distress. The boats are let down, crowded with the passengers. A lugger puts off to her, and a steam-tug hastens to the rescue, and, thanks be unto the God of providence, all the passengers-the captain and chief officers last-are on board the vessels and carried to Margate, where they see the…spectacle of their vessel burning to the water’s edge, and then disappearing from view.

Sinner, your danger is such that you cannot contend with it by any power of your own. If you neglect the only way of salvation, how can you escape? What awaits you but a fearful looking for of judgment and of fiery indignation. The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at the reproof of the Lord of hosts-how, then, canst thou endure the tempest of His anger, and the fury of His hot displeasure?

“O sinner, seek His face,
Whose wrath thou canst not bear;
Fly to the dying Savior’s wounds,
And find salvation there.”

~ C.H. Spurgeon

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