When I was young I liked to draw ...and I liked to draw circus scenes. I liked to draw clowns tripping clumsily, and seals balancing balls.

I also liked horses ...but, they were harder to draw.

And I don't like to imagine what will draw out the white, red, black, and pale horses ...of Chapter 6, of the Book of Revelation.

There are seven seals listed there ...and the seventh seal opens with a overwhelming silence ...which will be broken by the sound of a trumpet.

These are not circus seals, but the seal that secures something before it is broken ...and the silence is not the only thing that will break.

Breaking the seal (not the animal) will end the restraint, unleashing and erupting into that which has never been seen ...a few have imagined.

The silence will be broken by a trumpet, not played in a cute fashion by a circus seal ...but by a very serious messenger.

For those of you who believe in Global Warming, this would be the time.  At the sound of the first trumpet, fire will be cast down from heaven, burning one third of the trees and all the grass ...so, this would definitely seem to heat things up.

How the cumulative third is made up ...is not known, so it would not make much sense to flee like Lot and his family.  The place you leave could be safe, yet you could move right into danger.

And I think that is precisely what many of us are doing, though I'm not referring to an imminent physical danger ...it is a spiritual one.

While driving the car, the indicator light came on ...first indicating the engine oil was low, then the brake fluid, and also the battery. After bringing it in for a diagnostic check, it showed that all those things were okay. It was the computer connected to all those things which was giving a false warning.

From the point on, I could not trust the indicator lights ...yet, I didn't want to ignore them either.

It was extremely expensive to get the computer gadget replaced ...so, being an older car, I opted not to go that route.

So, what could I do??

Well, being as it is that I'm old, I could go the old route.  I'd just check each thing myself ...keep up on it, and not rely on the automatic warnings.  I couldn't trust the computer ...but, Im not in fear what others would say, trusting a dipstick.  I am prepared.

Personally, I trust the Bible ...and I believe it indicates true every time.

Yet, just like anything, we have to take time to read it.  And even if others don't like what we believe, or perchance are inclined to lovingly say ...no matter if they think we are the dipstick, we must still show the truth.