I both love and hate that picture," said Brandon Merrick, the pastor of Our Savior Lutheran Church in Paradise.
The photograph, provided to KRCR by the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod, shows the church on Pentz and Billie Roads in flames while in the foreground is a standing upright cross on November 8th.
"I hate what the fire destroyed," said Merrick. "But I love what has been saved from that, and that is the cross."
"That's the Gospel," he said.
Why it was untouched by the fire is for others to decide.
It's worth noting, however, that there were 30 feet of asphalt that separated the fire from the cross. Still, Pastor Merrick said the image speaks volumes."The fact that the cross stands is what I think is truly important about that picture," he said.
For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. 1 Corinthians 1:18
The Power of God is higher than any destruction, we may face! Advent is a reminder that God's plan for peace and hope, will not be thwarted. One day soon, 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 is done in it will be laid bare. 2 Peter 3:10
At the second advent of Christ, after the fire, a new heaven and new earth will bring God's peace and hope to His children.
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