Steve Irwin, the "Crocodile Hunter" died this week from a stingray wound. A LIFE-long friend told how the Crocodile Hunter pulled a deadly stingray barb from his own chest before losing consciousness and dying. Irwin, 44, was filming a television program on the Great Barrier Reef off far north Queensland.
Other reports reveal that Irwin was not as careless as some of the things we have seen him do would make you think. He knew the animals that he worked with and their tendencies. He was careful not to put himself in a dangerous position. I know that is hard to believe when you're dealing with "crocs" and snakes.
Irwin was a trained and experienced professional and the liabilities of his work got him. I have been told that stingrays are not aggressive and that this was a freak accident; and that water creatures were not as familiar to him as land creatures. Yet, people all around us are playing with danger. Internet pornography, dating services and chat rooms. The world is full of snakes, crocodiles and other dangerous creatures ready to snatch life from the most experienced people.
Sin is deadly. A crocodile may take your life, but sin will destroy your soul. A stingray may puncture your heart, but sin will rob your joy. God told Cain, "sin is crouching at the door; and its desire is for you, but you must master it."
The Bible warns, "be on the alert. Your adversary the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour" (1 Peter 5:8).
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