A GREAT LESSON FROM THE TITANIC!!

Yesterday, for some reason, I clicked on the link leading to interesting facts about the great ship, The Titanic.  Stats abound on those who were saved from the collision with the iceberg, or lost ... their ages were given, the number of those who were buried at sea, and the list goes on.  

Next, I went to the page of Titanic Quotes.

"SOS Titanic calling. We have struck ice and require immediate assistance."

"Deeply regret advise you Titanic sank this morning after collision with iceberg, resulting in serious loss of life. Full particulars later." 
- Bruce Ismay (in a telegram to the White Star Line)

Eva Hart was a survivor.  She said this:
The sounds of people drowning are something that I can not describe to you, and neither can anyone else. Its the most dreadful sound and there is a terrible silence that follows it.

The one quote that sticks with me is from Arthur Rostron, Captain of the rescue vessel Carpathia (one of the four rescue ships).  
"It hardly bears thinking about that if there had been sufficient boats that night...every soul aboard could have been saved, since it was two-and-a-half hours after she struck that she tilted her massive stern into the heavens and sank by the head, taking with her all that were unprovided for"

Every soul could have been saved....IF.  If what?  IF there had been sufficient boats to hold them.  IF is a very important word.  

Jesus died for humanity.  That we might come to the knowledge of Him and accept Him as Savior.  His blood was shed on the cross for our sins ... He was our sacrifice ... that we might be redeemed and spend eternity in Heaven with Him.  

Every soul can be saved ... IF.  If what?  If there are sufficient workers, witnesses, preachers, etc.   

If I go.  If you go.  If we all become focused on soul winning, they can all be saved.  

"I reckon him a Christian indeed that is neither ashamed of the gospel nor a shame to it."    – Matthew Henry

If sinners will be damned, at least let them leap to Hell over our bodies.  And if they will perish, let them perish with our arms about their knees imploring them to stay.  If Hell must be filled, at least let it be filled in the teeth of our exertions. – Charles Spurgeon

The partly filled lifeboat standing by about 100 yards away never came back. Why on Earth they never came back is a mystery. How could any human being fail to heed those cries.

- Jack B Thayer, Titanic Survivor

How can we fail to heed the cries of the perishing around us? While we are praying for God to send sinners to us - God is begging us to go to sinners.  Our churches are not yachting clubs, but fishing boats.  

We used to sing this hymn in church:  "Win the Lost At Any Cost"

Souls are crying, men are dying,
Won't you lead them to the cross.
Go and find them, help to win them
Win the lost at any cost

Go out and win, rescue from sin,

Day's almost done, and the battle's almost won.  

Souls are crying, men are dying, 

Win the lost at any cost.

Perhaps we should pick up some of these old hymns and sing them again in our services.

IF your boat is partly full -  then turn around, they are waiting to be rescued!

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