for them.

He knew the terrible cost-He would have

to bear God's fierce wrath against every sin for each
sinner who would come to Him for refuge. He went to
Calvary's cross and fulfilled that requirement-bearing
God's wrath against sin. He died and rose from the
dead, and now, as a Refuge for sinners, He offers you
forgiveness and an eternal home with Him.
But what about those who die in their sins-with
out Christ as their Refuge?
"I saw a great white throne, and Him that sat on
it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled
away....And I saw the dead, small and great, stand
before God;and the books were opened:and another
book was opened, which is the book of life:and the
dead were judged out of those things which were
writtenin the books,accordingto their works..And
whosoever was not found written in the book of life
was cast into thelakeoffire"(Revelation 20:11-12,15).
God in great mercy offers you a Refuge-His Son
Christ Jesus.Will you accept Him as your Refuge from
God's wrath against your sins? Your decision deter
mines where you spend eternity."Flee from the wrath
to come" (Matthew 3:7).

to bear God's fierce wrath against every sin for each

sinner who would come to Him for refuge. He went to
Calvary's cross and fulfilled that requirement-bearing
God's wrath against sin. He died and rose from the
dead, and now, as a Refuge for sinners, He offers you
forgiveness and an eternal home with Him.
But what about those who die in their sins-with
out Christ as their Refuge?
"I saw a great white throne, and Him that sat on
it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled
away.And I saw the dead, small and great, stand
before God;and the books were opened:and another
book was opened, which is the book of life:and the
dead were judged out of those things which were
written in the books,accordingto their
works.And whosoever was not found written in
the book of life was cast into thelake of
fire"(Revelation 20:11-12,15).
God in great mercy offers you a Refuge-His Son
Christ Jesus.Will you accept Him as your Refuge from
God's wrath against your sins? Your decision deter
mines where you spend eternity."Flee from the wrath
to come" (Matthew 3:7).
efore the first battle of the Solomon
Islands during World War II, a destroyer left
the Unit
ed States. Each man was given a New
Testa
ment and Psalms. One man, who'd never read a
Bible before, stuck his copy in his pocket and forgot
about it. After reaching the war zone, they
entered fierce fighting. During the battle, the ship
sank. Five men
managed to jump into a life raft and escape. As they

drifted out into the South Pacific, they

became fright ened, realizing there was little
chance of rescue.The life raft had saved them
when the ship sank, but it wasn't much of a
refuge in heavy seas in a vast ocean.As each
man thought about the improbability of
rescue, he had to deal with the probability of
death.
While weighing the grim outlook, the man
who had put his New Testament in his
pocket remembered it. When he brought it
out, three of the others ridiculed him. But the

fifth man said,"Read it!And read out loud so we

can all hear."
The man began to read aloud from where he'd
opened in Psalm 91: "He that dwelleth in the
secret place of the Most High shall abide under
the shadow of the Almighty.I will say of the Lord,
He is my refuge and my fortress:my God;inHim
will I trust."
Before sunset that same day, high
waves swept three of the men off
into watery graves-the same
three who
had
ridiculed
the
reading of the New
Testament. The two
survivors had both
believed what was
written in Psalm 91
and

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efore the first battle of the Solomon

Islands during World War II, a destroyer left
the Unit
ed States. Each man was given a New Testa ment
and Psalms. One man, who'd never read a Bible
before, stuck his copy in his pocket and forgot about
it. After reaching the war zone, they entered
fierce fighting. During the battle, the ship sank.
Five men managed to jump into a life raft and
escape. As they drifted out into the South Pacific,
they became fright ened, realizing there was little
chance of rescue.The life
raft had saved them when the ship sank, but it
wasn't much of a refuge in heavy seas in a vast
ocean.As each man thought
about the
improbability of rescue, he had to deal with the
probability of death.
While weighing the grim outlook, the man who had
put his New Testament in his pocket remembered
it. When he brought it out, three of the others
ridiculed him. But the fifth man said,"Read it!
And read out loud so we can all hear."
The man began to read aloud from where he'd
opened in Psalm 91: "He that dwelleth in the
secret place of the Most High shall abide under
the shadow of the Almighty.I will say of the Lord,
He is my refuge and my fortress:my God;inHim
will I trust."
Before sunset that same day, high waves
swept three of the men off into
watery graves-the same

had turned their lives over to the Lord Jesus,

trusting Him as their Refuge and Fortress.They
had the com fort of knowing that, should their
lives be lost at sea, their souls would be safe in the
arms of Jesus.

RESCUE
D

As darkness fell, a sweeping beam of light from

an
approaching ship suddenly lighted their life raft and
locked on it. Although the high waves tossed the
little raft up and down, the steady beam of light
never lost them. Finally the ship carne alongside,
and the men were lifted into the safety of the large
ship-another U.S.destroyer.The first thing the two
grateful men told their rescuers was that God had
saved their souls!
The Bible forewarns that God's patience with
man's unrestrained sin won't last indefinitely. "Let
no man deceive you with vain words: for because
of these things cometh thewrath of God upon the
children of disobedience" (Ephesians 5:6). God has
already set the date to bring judgment upon this
world."He hath ap pointed a day,inthe which He
will judge the world in righteousness by that man
[Christ Jesus] whom He hath ordained" (Acts
17:31). And every sinner will bear God's wrath
against his sins ...unless ...he has claimed the
Refuge that God Himself has provided in the per
son of His Son, Christ Jesus."In the fear of the
Lord is strong confidence:and His children
shall have a place of refuge" (Proverbs 14:26).
Jesus saw the sinner's need and told His
Father that He would be that Refuge

three who had

ridiculed the reading
of
the
New
Testament. The
two
survivors
had
both
believed
what
was written in
Psalm 91 and

had turned their lives over to the Lord Jesus, trusting

Him as their Refuge and Fortress.They had the com fort
of knowing that, should their lives be lost at sea, their
souls would be safe in the arms of Jesus.

RESCUED

As darkness fell, a sweeping beam of light from an

approaching ship suddenly lighted their life raft and
locked on it. Although the high waves tossed the little
raft up and down, the steady beam of light never lost
them. Finally the ship carne alongside, and the men
were lifted into the safety of the large ship-another
U.S.destroyer.The first thing the two grateful men told
their rescuers was that God had saved their souls!
The Bible forewarns that God's patience with man's
unrestrained sin won't last indefinitely. "Let no man

deceive you with vain words: for because of

these things cometh thewrath of God upon the
children of disobedience" (Ephesians 5:6). God has
already set the date to bring judgment upon this
world."He hath ap pointed a day,inthe which He
will judge the world in righteousness by that man
[Christ Jesus] whom He hath ordained"(Acts
17:31). And every sinner will bear God's wrath
against his sins ...unless ...he has claimed the
Refuge that God Himself has provided in the per
son of His Son, Christ Jesus. "In the fear of the
Lord is strong confidence:and His children shall
have a place of refuge" (Proverbs 14:26).
Jesus saw the sinner's need and told His
Father that He would be that Refuge