The Parable of The Train Whistle

Usually it's early in the morning that I hear it - a distant warning that something is coming. It is a lonely sound. Almost other-worldly. Like "the voice of one crying out in the wilderness."

It's a train whistle. Or more appropriately, a horn. Trains sound their horns whenever they are approaching an intersection with vehicular traffic.

Trains take a long time to stop. Why? Inertia. They also take a long time to get up to speed. But once they're moving, not much can stop them. Trains are a lot like God in that way.

God can be slow to get angry, but once He gets mad, you don't want to be in His way.

"The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love." - Psalm 103:8

Did you ever see the movie Unstoppable? It's a movie about a runaway train. Lots of train whistles blowing on THAT movie!

So it will be at the time of God's coming. There will be a warning sounded. Unfortunately, when the ram's horn is blown, it will be too late to get out of the way of God's wrath.

The best way to be prepared for an on-coming train is to get off the track. And the best way to be prepared for God's coming is to make Him your Lord and Savior today.

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