Across the river, from us in Oregon, we are hearing about towns I grew up around that are going to be wiped out because of the two fires that are raging toward one another ready to merge into one horrific firestorm, headed toward those towns.
The wind died down some but if it had not they predicted that the massive fire would have reached Portland Oregon in a matter of an hour where we grew up. Portland and Gresham together make up a population of about 1.5 million people.
I don't know what has happened since this report last night as we were traveling up the freeway from Vancouver WA. We had dinner there for my birthday. On the way home, we spotted a grass fire along the freeway and called the police to report it. They had already been alerted by others who saw it.
The dispatcher didn't even let me talk as she answered the phone. She said quickly, "are you calling to report a fire on" and she named exactly where I was on the road because of tracking on my cell phone. I answered yes mam and we hung up.
There were no lightning storms, nothing along the freeway that could have started that fire. It must have been man-caused.
Some of the fires were caused by wind-breaking power lines that ignited sparks, and others were caused by human carelessness.
We see now the kinds of trials that seem to be increasing during these end times. We have always had fires at this time of year but never like this!
My prayer is that God will protect the believers and cause the unbelievers to evaluate their need for Christ.
James 1:2-8 This is the perspective of a born again believer!
"2 Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials,
3 knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance.
4 And let endurance have its perfect result, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing."
5 But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all generously and without reproach, and it will be given to him.
6 But he must ask in faith without any doubting, for the one who doubts is like the surf of the sea, driven and tossed by the wind.
7 For that man ought not to expect that he will receive anything from the Lord,
8 being a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways."
Those who do not know Christ might want to appeal to Him to have this salvation and perspective. May all those who do not know Him during this tumultuous time turn to Him in repentance.
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