DERECHOS, HAIL & QUAKES!

Good morning, blog readers, from foggy and cool (58 degrees) Wisconsin where, on my morning walk, I saw: 28 robins, 3 barking dogs who weren’t too happy to see me, 3 bunnies 2 crows, 2 doves and a deer! Thank You, Jesus, for the variety and protecting me from the dogs!

This headline, from FOX Weather, got my attention this morning: “Second destructive derecho in a week slams central US with 100-mph winds, baseball-sized hail.”

Steven Yablonski and Aaron Baker reported: “On Thursday, a derecho plowed across parts of Texas and Louisiana, blasting the Houston metro area with winds up to 100 mph that left at least 7 people dead and more than 1 million customers in the dark. Cleanup efforts are underway.” This is now the second derecho in a week to blast parts of the US. In addition to numerous tornado, severe thunderstorm and flash flood warnings that were issued in the U.S. in nearly a year, and was the first issued in parts of Kansas and Oklahoma since 2019.”

And, according to the USGS, over the last 24 hours, there were 9 “moderate” (5.1, 5.2, 5.2, 5.2, 5.2, 5.3, 5.3, 5.4, 5.7 earthquakes in or near: Chile, Ecuador, Indonesia (2), Japan, Papua New Guinea, the Pacific-Antarctic Ridge, Peru and Vanuatu.

Wow! Let me recap for you: In the United States, just in the last week, there have been: 2 derechos with 100 mph winds which killed 7 people and left 1 million others in the dark, numerous tornados, severe thunderstorms and flash flood warnings. And yet, it could have been and one day will be, according to Jesus in Matthew 24:21, “the worst time in human history!” I suggest you read all of Matthew 24 and ask yourself, “Do I really want to be a part of ‘hell on earth’ for eternity?”

Please know that God loves you and does not want you to go to hell for eternity. He wants you to spend your eternity with Him in heaven (John 3:16). But, you need to agree with God you are a sinner who needs a Savior Who is Jesus (Romans 3:23, 24) and believe He died on a cross for your sins, was buried and raised from the dead (I Corinthians 15:1-4) to forgive all your sins and give you eternal life. Then, watch, wait, work, witness for, walk with and worship Jesus until He comes. Blessings with love and prayers, Doug (5/21/24)