"And I say to you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do. But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear Him who, after He has killed, has power to cast into hell; yes, I say to you, fear Him!" (Luke 12:4-5)

A frog was caught in a deep rut on a muddy road, so the fable goes. In spite of the help of his friends, he couldn't get out. They finally left him there in despair. The next day one of his friends saw him hopping about outside the rut as chipper as could be. "What are you doing here? I thought you couldn't get out," said the friend. "I couldn't," the frog replied, "but when I saw a big truck coming down the road, I was strongly motivated to get out."

The reason we often don't do what we should is because we lack the will and motivation to do so. Let us consider the Lord's solemn warning. Fear of the one who has power to cast into hell, should strongly motivate us to faithful service. Let us avoid hell at all cost.