This Is Not A Drill

Have you seen and heard the reports coming out of Canada about the massive wildfires burning up the land?  The news is full of them, full of stories of folks being told to get out, immediately, taking nothing with them, as the endeavor to keep them alive reaches fever pitch.  Then, to prove that what they warned of was true, the viewers are privy to pictures of towns decimated by the fires, no buildings left standing, no possessions left to claim.  It's a terrifying situation that sadly has no end in sight.

Sigh.

Kind of reminds me of another warning.  Have you heard it, friends?  It's from the book of Hebrews and goes like this (I emphasized a few words): 

We must pay the most careful attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away. For since the message spoken through angels was binding, and every violation and disobedience received its just punishment, HOW SHALL WE ESCAPE if we ignore so great a salvation? This salvation, which was first announced by the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard Him. God also testified to it by signs, wonders and various miracles, and by gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to His will.

I'll leave you to draw your own correlations between the need for survival eternally as well as the need to escape the fires that threaten to consume the things in your life.  Please don't ignore the flames that right now may just be smoldering, friends.  Make your escape plan sure.