A Moment of Hell

My Brother-in-law is an Emergency Room Physician. One of his recent quotes that we enjoyed was "My profession depends on people not following our advice!".

Speaking of taking advice.
Last Saturday night, a group of 17 year-old guys(including my son) went camping in the woods. They took the usual gear that 17 year-olds take camping; tent, sleeping bags, food, Mountain Dew, shotguns, and gasoline. Now you can warn your kids about fire, but teenage guys are generally pyromaniacs. There was an incident in the wee hours of the night/morning that involved 3 guys looking into a groundhog hole stuffed with newspapers soaked in gasoline. The ensuing explosion sent 3 screaming boys diving for cover, then running to a nearby lake to dunk their painfully burnt faces and arms. Then there was something in the story about using steel brushes to get the singed hair off their heads. They speak of the stench of burnt flesh and hair in the tent as they tried to sleep the rest of the night. Then coming home on Sunday morning and trying to explain what happened to their parents without sounding totally foolish.
As a Father, I had given the "be careful with guns" lecture when he left, but I guess I forgot the "be careful with gasoline" lecture.
Fortunately, the hair will grow back and the 1st and 2nd degree burns will heal - hopefully with minimal scarring. His Doctor is pleased with the progress and has been a great help - even making house calls. A very effective lesson was learned that will stay with them the rest of their lives.
A moment of Hell.

Out of heaven he made thee to hear his voice, that he might instruct thee: and upon earth he shewed thee his great fire; and thou heardest his words out of the midst of the fire. Deut. 4:36

For a fire is kindled in mine anger, and shall burn unto the lowest hell, and shall consume the earth with her increase, and set on fire the foundations of the mountains. Deut. 32:22