ROME -- "You go on board! Is that clear? Do you hear me?" the Coast Guard officer shouted as the captain of the grounded Costa Concordia sat safe in a life raft and frantic passengers struggled to escape after the ship rammed into a reef off the Tuscan coast. "It is an order. Don't make any more excuses. You have declared 'Abandon ship.' Now I am in charge."
The above words opened a news article in this morning's Lancaster newspaper. Frankly, I was somewhat stunned that an Italian Coast Guard officer had to tell (and in no uncertain terms) the captain of the disabled cruise ship to return to his ship. I mean, whatever happened to "a captain must go down with his ship." Compare the actions of the captain of the Costa Concordia with those of the captain of the Titanic who was last scene on the bride of the sinking ship after having given the last order to abandon ship. His body was never found.
Hmm. This got me thinking about our captain. His name is Jesus. He is the King of the universe ... and He is the Master of our souls. When the "ship" of our lives hits stormy weather, threatening to sink us, we don't have to fear. Jesus Christ is at the helm. He is steering us through all the obstacles that lie in our path. And he will bring us one day to a anchorage in a safe harbor. There we shall find awaiting us a paradise that we can right now ONLY IMAGINE! Are you grateful that the Lord Jesus Christ is indeed the Captain of your soul? (And if he is not ... why not?).
Thanks for stopping by . . .
pj
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