Yesterday as I was driving I was listening to a sermon. It was a great sermon that had me on the edge of my driver's seat. I was listening intently as it appeared it was speaking directly to me. Then as I crossed a green light I heard it...three solid beeps. Beep, beep, beep it interrupted my sermon but more than that, it caused a concern in my spirit.
You see, these three beeps are normally followed by "This is a test of the emergency broadcast system" those words are not the ones that brought concern. The words to come were the impacting ones "In the event of a real emergency..." You see, before we could get to those words, the beeps incited a feeling of concern that was real. I thought of Iraq, Afghanistan, and our borders in one split second.
With things like they are in other countries, and with our kids being called to those countries to defend, I feared a threatening announcement. It was something that was instilled in me. For those of you that remember the 1960's game show Dream House, I recall watching that show and the beeps coming across. Our television screen displayed a bulls eye looking diagram and we heard the same message. It meant nothing to me except that it was interrupting my show!
Today, we would do good to heed to those three beeps and the interruption it creates. Interruption does not mean stop working. In fact in the interruption of those beeps got me going! We might need to work harder. Get deeper into the Word of God, go to our knees in prayer, share God's Word with others, develop our own worship routines and be diligent in the course.
We live in a time of three beeps...the emergency is praying for our country, praying for lost souls, serving our God and remembering what we believe and what we stand for.
Yes, the three beeps interrupted my sermon but I was immediately returned to it and I did not miss the message. The purpose of those three beeps at that moment was to bring me to the reality of much needed prayer for our country.
What area of your life could benefit from beep, beep, beep?
Jesus said to them: "Watch out that no one deceives you. Many will come in my name claiming 'I am he' and will deceive many. When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come. Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places, and famines. These are the beginning of birth pains. You must be on your guard. Mark 13: 5-9
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