Foreshadowing the Big Fire Yet to Come?

By now you probably all have seen the top headlines about the wild fires burning in California.  The so called, "Rim Fire" is burning in Yosemite Park and is pretty close to making our list as the "biggest fire EVER" to burn in California.

I was just in Yellowstone a few weeks ago and attended a lecture by a park ranger whose topic was the wild fires of 1988 that burned 30% of Yellowstone.  It's simply amazing to see how GOOD the fire was for Yellowstone.  The trees burn away and give opportunity for grass to grow.  The elk, deer, and bison are literally treated to a smorgasbord of forage materials within weeks of the fire passing through.

So I'm not real worried about a bunch of trees burning down....that is just the natural cycle of forests.

However, this fire is threatening the water supply and the electric supply to San Francisco...a city that has a reputation of being one of the most decadent and GOD-SCOFFING cities in the country.  So it will be interesting to watch.

With scant cooperation from Mother Nature, fire crews waged a battle with few gains Sunday against the giant Rim Fire, which voraciously consumed dry brush and trees as it marched toward the Hetch Hetchy reservoir in Yosemite National Park.

 

As of Sunday evening, the fire had burned 224 square miles -- more than the area occupied together by San Jose, Santa Clara, Sunnyvale and Campbell. It remained only 7 percent contained. Nearly 2,850 firefighters from the U.S. Forest Service, Cal Fire and numerous local agencies were battling California's largest wildfire. Southerly afternoon winds up to 20 miles per hour pushed the fire north, said Cal Fire Captain Mike Mohler.

Although the Rim Fire is more than 100 miles from the Bay Area, it still could threaten San Francisco's electric supply if it damages the power system originating in O'Shaughnessy Dam at Hetch Hetchy reservoir. The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission has been forced to shut down two of its three hydroelectric power stations near Hetch Hetchy, and Gov. Jerry Brown has extended a state of emergency to include San Francisco because the reservoir is a major source of electricity and water for the city.

Here;  http://www.mercurynews.com/california/ci_23940512/undaunted-rim-fire-marches-toward-hetch-hetchy-reservoir

The Bible clearly says that one day the entire earth will be destroyed with fire.  The first time God destroyed things with water but the next time he will use fire.

"But the day of the Lord will come like a thief.  The heavens will disappear with a roar; the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything in it will be laid bare."  2 Peter 3:10

As we watch fires raging out of control all over the Western USA....it makes one wonder if this is simply one more example of foreshadowing what is to come?  Mankind is in control of NOTHING...although we like to pretend and believe that we have everything under control.

How foolish we are.

As always, let's continue to pray for all those who are lost, that all these warnings that God is sending will NOT fall on deaf ears...that many will see the warnings and repent and turn from their wicked ways so that they may be healed by Jesus Christ.