Warning

When I was a lad, my favorite show was Lost In Space. It was a show where the Robinson family's mission to outer space was sabotaged by the evil stowaway Dr. Smith. The show dealt with how the family handled adversity, many times created by Smith and forgiveness for Dr. Smith. One of the things that I remember most in each episode was the robot's parental instincts for Will. When danger approached, the robot would wave his arms and shout, "danger, danger, Will Robinson."

That reminded me of the word of God. There are so many warnings about lust, pride, power, selfishness and . . . (well, the list could go on forever), that I believe we don't take the warnings seriously. Just think about the alarm that goes off at Wal-Mart identifying that an item either was not paid for or the clerk has not removed the initiating device. How many of you look up when the alarm goes off? If you are like me, none of you do. How many of us run to the rescue of a car alarm? We hear it all the time and have been numbed to it.

God's word is warning us. Let us heed his word, because our situation is not a fictitious television show, but reality. Heed the warnings. Serve the Master. Live and forgive.

Sid