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What Sank The Titanic?
'These things happened ... as ... warnings for us' 1 Corinthians 10:11
Contrary to popular belief it wasn't Celine Dion's 'My Heart Will Go On' that sank the Titanic. The 900-foot ocean liner that went down in 1912 on its first voyage from Southampton, England to New York was sunk by an iceberg.
Recently, scientists used sound waves to probe through the wreckage, which is buried in mud two and a half miles deep. Here's what they were surprised to discover: the damage was surprisingly small. Instead of a huge gash, they found six relatively narrow slits across the six watertight holds.
'Everything that could go wrong, did,' said William Garzke Jr, a naval architect who helped the team with their analysis. So, what sank the Titanic? Four things - things that could sink you too!
First, they thought they were immune, that it couldn't happen to them.
Second, they were 'asleep at the wheel' and failed to heed five different warnings.
Third, it wasn't one big thing, but a series of small things that took them under.
Finally, the problem that finally destroyed them was hidden beneath the waterline, out of sight.
The Bible says, 'These things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us ... So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don't fall!' (vv. 11-12).
Not one of us, however strong, wise, successful or good, is immune to failure. Staying close to God will help make sure that iceberg of a mistake won't sink you.
written by Bob Gass
'These things happened ... as ... warnings for us' 1 Corinthians 10:11
Contrary to popular belief it wasn't Celine Dion's 'My Heart Will Go On' that sank the Titanic. The 900-foot ocean liner that went down in 1912 on its first voyage from Southampton, England to New York was sunk by an iceberg.
Recently, scientists used sound waves to probe through the wreckage, which is buried in mud two and a half miles deep. Here's what they were surprised to discover: the damage was surprisingly small. Instead of a huge gash, they found six relatively narrow slits across the six watertight holds.
'Everything that could go wrong, did,' said William Garzke Jr, a naval architect who helped the team with their analysis. So, what sank the Titanic? Four things - things that could sink you too!
First, they thought they were immune, that it couldn't happen to them.
Second, they were 'asleep at the wheel' and failed to heed five different warnings.
Third, it wasn't one big thing, but a series of small things that took them under.
Finally, the problem that finally destroyed them was hidden beneath the waterline, out of sight.
The Bible says, 'These things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us ... So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don't fall!' (vv. 11-12).
Not one of us, however strong, wise, successful or good, is immune to failure. Staying close to God will help make sure that iceberg of a mistake won't sink you.
written by Bob Gass
