“The LORD warned Israel and Judah through all his prophets and seers: ‘Turn from your evil ways. Observe my commands and decrees, in accordance with the entire Law that I commanded your fathers to obey and that I delivered to you through my servants the prophets.’” – 2 Kings 17:13
In June 2023, the Titan submersible dove off the coast of New England to explore the wreck of the Titanic. For days no one heard from the submarine. Then a week later its remains were found near the Titanic. The Titan had imploded because of extreme pressure.
Stockton Rush, the owner of the submarine and four others perished. He had ignored multiple warnings from others in the deep-sea community about why his commercial sub was not safe. David Lochridge, who worked for Rush and who saved the team in a 2016 dive, gave Rush multiple warnings about the strength of the hull.
"With the carbon fiber, it's been shown to not be very happy when it's being immersed first of all and then being hollow on the inside or just one atmosphere on the inside and then having the tremendous pressure of the ocean trying to push in on it, it's not the right material," said Liz Taylor, president of DOER Marine Operations in 2016.
Then, in 2018, the manned submersible committee of the Marine Technology Society, backed her up, writing a letter also urging Rush not to proceed.
Ignoring all warnings, Rush moved forward using carbon fiber on his submersible doomed for disaster. He said: "You know, at some point, safety just is pure waste.”
The Lord warns us multiple times in order to protect us and to provide for us. Today in prayer, heed God’s Word and do not be complacent in following Jesus.
“Warnings aren’t meant to condemn us—they are meant to help us grow up so that we can be effectively used in building God’s kingdom on earth.” - Crystal McDowell
God’s Word: “These things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the fulfillment of the ages has come.” – 1 Corinthians 10:11
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