This is a satellite image of Lake.
Mead in April, 20, 22. Can you see how there's a bone
sticking out of the water? Well, this is what that boat
looks like. Now to say that the Colorado
River is a big deal would be a massive understatement.
As we speak, there are 40 million straws drinking from
this River, but why are the stakes?
So high? Not just for the USA.
But for the entire world, if this River dries up and is it
true that the Waters of Lake? Mead a currently, rising will,
stay tuned because you're about to find out all of this and More
in 1922 an agreement between the seven Southwest states.
Took place to proportion out. This 1450 mile River to each
state. They call this agreement, the
Colorado River compact. However, what you're probably
aware of is, since 1922 the population has Drastically
increased, but the rainfall has not.
And these two things couple together has left.
Many people rather concerned about the future of this, very
precious River, but what if everyone's worst nightmare came
true. What if the Colorado River dried
up? How would this affect?
Not only the USA, but the entire world.
Well, the fact is this Lake Mead Hoover Dam and 300 miles.
Upstream Lake Powell's Glen Canyon Dam.
Creates an unbelievable amount of energy which serves the
southwest of America. These two reservoirs on the
Colorado River. Produce 1.4 trillion dollars
worth of economic activity through the power that they give
to these states. And if either of these two
reservoirs were to reach the point of being declared as
Deadpool, meaning that no water can move past the hydroelectric,
Dam and produce energy. If that happens, the financial
implications Winds will be felt not only in America, but across
the whole world. But what exactly does this mean,
Joe? Well, because quite literally
millions of people depend on the Colorado River for survival.
If it dries up Suddenly there will not be the same amount of
water, which people rely on to quench their thirst.
The will not be the same amount of water that people use to
water their lawns to power their homes.
And by the way, did you know that the majority of the power
that runs through Las Vegas Is from the Colorado River, the
will not be the same water to wash and clean.
And perhaps the biggest impact of all, will be the impact
agriculturally. If Farmers cannot grow.
Crops food imports, will stop in this region and this will lead
to even more worldwide shortage has the Earth, has never been
under so much pressure. Oh, how we need to pray for more
rain because scientists are now predicting that in just two
years, time Lake, Mead could Roll a further, 30 feet can
watch this in 2022. Mead reached an all-time record
low. It was standing at one thousand
and forty feet above sea level. That's 130 feet lower than it
was in the year 2000. And if you look here, you can
see the evidence of this, you can see where the water wants
resided on these lines. And how quickly it has suddenly
dropped. And if this rate continues once
again, America could see a historical Mass migration, where
40 million, precious souls are forced to flee to the Midwest or
to North America to try and find water and a better way of life.
This again, would shake up the whole world as people will be
forced to adapt. As food stores would suddenly
become overcrowded, as resources are strained, as houses becomes
scarce, then the prices would rise which would lead to
inflation and all of this combined could cause an
America's economy. Me to crash and this will in
turn destabilize other countries which could lead to a huge
economic collapse around the world.
Now you can probably tell the man looking at you right now is
a warrior and perhaps I'm just overthinking everything.
I mean you tell me am I making a mountain out of a molehill?
Especially since I'm living all the way over across the pond in
Britain, what's it got to do with me?
Anyway, well, the truth is this since starting this YouTube
channel, Channel, I have made genuine friendships with people
who live in these Southwestern States, and I'm concerned about
the future of these people's lives and the future of their
children, but if you're in Britain, like me, don't think
that you could just brush all of this onto the carpet.
I'll tell you why. What is our most famous river?
The River Thames will. Hello, have you seen what is
happening to the River Thames recently?
If you want to know more about this, I'm actually going to make
a video on this so please do subscribe if that's something
new. I want to see but what is the
current situation of Lake Mead? Well, it is true that the water
levels have slowly started to rise.
If you look at this graph, we can still see that we're not out
of the woods yet. In fact this last March that has
just happened. The waters were an all-time
record low. But why is this?
Because haven't we seen lots of rainfall and snow storms on the
news recently. Well, this is true but because
the ground is so dry. It's so parched.
Any water that finds itself on the ground is quickly absorbed
and you don't get that vital surface, runoff that is needed,
where it flows into the streams and tributaries and bulks out
the river. Now, I'm not an expert but I've
been told there is still hope because just one or two more
years of weather. Like what we've just seen and
the waters could quickly return. But ultimately only time will
tell what the future is for the Colorado River.
However, did you know that the Bible She described something
very similar to what we've been talking about.
The scripture talks about surface, runoff job, 24 verse 19
says, that's drought and heat consumed the snow Waters.
So the grave consumes, those who have sinned, just like a snow
pack on the Rocky Mountains. Once it hits that burning sand,
once it hits that hot, drought it soon, dissolves it soon
swallowed by the Earth and here the Bible draws a similar
picture of a harsh picture of the man or the woman who's lived
their life against God. As soon as they die, the grave
takes all as soon as they die. They vanish silently beneath the
Earth without leaving a trace behind.
Did you know the Hebrew word for consumed here?
Can also mean to Rob to tear Away by force.
So just like he seizes the snowy Waters in an instant.
So the grave sees his everything that a man or woman ever had All
the life they've lived, they may have been a towards, they may
have flourished in life, they may have lived for many a
bright, our, but when they enter into that grave, they lose
everything. Everything is taken from them in
one. Instant, here's a question for
you, what do Mac Miller? Kobe Bryant, Marilyn Monroe.
Paul Walker, Joan Rivers, Muhammad, Ali, Whitney, Houston.
And Stephen Hawking all have in common.
Sadly, they are all dead. So you can have the brains of
Stephen Hawking. You can have the beauty of
Marilyn Monroe, you can have the belts of Muhammad Ali and the
bounce of Kobe Bryant, you can even have the Beats of Mac
Miller. And yet the grave claims, all
the grave, will take everything you have without giving it a
second. Thought to know what happens.
The moment after you are buried, people, stop crying.
And when they have a plate full of sandwiches and a drink in
their hand, there, quickly start discussing Sports.
The news and their own problems and they soon forget that they
are at your funeral. Straight after your funeral,
your family will start arguing about who deserves what amounts
of money and whose possessions should be Cuts.
Because after all, they love you.
The most, your boss will quickly look for a replacement for your
job and your friends will soon fill up the evenings that you
used to spend with them with other activities and other
people, you'll see. House will move on much faster
than you could ever imagine, and your kids will laugh and fill
their lives with busyness to the point, where they easily
forgets, the one who raised them in the first year of your death.
Yes, you will have fresh flowers laid on your grave, but as the
years go by those flowers will begin to wither like the memory
of you in other people's minds. So let me ask you a question if
people are So quick to Forget You.
Why do you spend your life chasing them?
Instead of chasing the one who will never forget you.
The Bible says, even if my father and mother abandoned me
the Lord cares for me, there is one who will never forget you.
There is one who will never abandon you.
There is one that no man can ever compare to this person's
love for you. And this person is God, God
doesn't love you because you're beautiful.
Sefolosha God doesn't love you because you've achieved great
things in this life. God doesn't love you because you
have money. God loves you because he is God.
The Bible say, see what great love.
The father has lavished on us. That we are called children of
God but here's the big question. Are you one of his children?
Are you a child of God, have you received the love of God, the
Father where he demonstrated his love.
Putting his son on a cross for your sin.
He see you and I have done wrong, things were Sinners, we
fail God every single day. And yet, God put his son on a
cross, he prepared a sacrifice so that you and I could be
forgiven, he see, just like, on those mountains, those Rocky
Mountains, when it snows, there's something rather
beautiful about the snow. Well, the Bible says that
because Jesus shed his blood on that cross forgiveness is
possible, and the Bible goes, And further, it says, by the
shedding of blood, there can be no forgiveness of sins and his
blood alone can washes whiter than snow.
So, although we do wrong things, although, at times were ugly on
the outside, maybe not physically.
Maybe we look beautiful in the mirror, but inside were full of
sin and God sees right through as he sees our ugliness.
But if we come to the cross, that blood will clean us and
make us more beautiful than the Rocky Mountains in God's eyes.
Because You look like his son, the Lord Jesus Christ, see him
there pins that cross dying there.
You know, the Lord Jesus Christ, experienced a source of droughts
on the cross. One of the sayings that Christ
said is I thirst. He was thirsty.
He agonized on that cross so that we could be forgiven.
Have you come to the one who? Yes he died.
And he was put in the ground. But the ground did not consume
him like the water we've thought about before the ground did not
swallow him up. No, on the third day, the Round
had to obey him and he had to come out of the ground out of
the Tomb in today. Like because he beats him the
grave and he can beat your grave.
If you put your trust in him. Have you come to the one who
loved you? Who says right now I have
Rivers, a forgiveness rivers of joy, that will never ever dry
up. And I command you to come now
and drink of that life have life abundance the full.
Because let's be honest, we don't know what the future is of
the Colorado River of the Thames river.
We do Know what's going to happen in the future.
I'll world looks rather Bleak right now, for honest, but
there's one thing we can know. If we put our faith in the Lord,
Jesus Christ, we have a wonderful future, an eternity
with him. And I'm asking you, I'm inviting
you right now to Bow the knee to Christ and to come to him have
something, which is certain something, which you can stand
on and that person is Christ. So you come to him right now in
this very moment and you know, there's one River.
That's drying up even faster than the Colorado River.
If you want to see what that river is.
Watch this video right now.