“who
gave himself for our sins to rescue us from the present evil age, according
to the will of our God and Father“ (Gal
1:4, NIV) (emphasis mine)
I love the theme of rescue woven into
scripture. When I came into God’s
family, it wasn’t some polite little ceremony. I had been taken captive by the devil to do his bidding. I was a wretched mess and I had to be
rescued. Jesus came riding in on a
white stallion! His eyes were blazing like fire and on His head were many
crowns! He was dressed in a blood dipped
robe and a sharp sword came out of His mouth! There were thunderings and lightnings, demons were shouting and
screaming and there was blood everywhere! Then there was sudden silence as the
Blood covered me. I was no longer
sitting in the cave of sulphur and fire, but had in an instant been snatched
from its miry clay, and set upon a Rock.
There is a passage in the Old Testament Book
of Exodus that I really like. It is
found in Chapter 3, verses 7-8 as follows:
The LORD
said, "I have indeed seen the misery of my people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because
of their slave drivers, and I am concerned about their suffering. So I have come down to rescue them
from … “ (Emphasis mine)
In these scriptures the Lord is saying:
Ÿ
I
see
Ÿ
I
hear
Ÿ
I
care
Ÿ
I
rescue
How
I needed to hear that message! To know
that God could see me, and hear me, and He cared about me and was ABLE and
WILLING to do something about my predicament. And how many there are today who desperately need to hear it also. My friends, our God is a warrior, He is
strong and mighty, and able to rescue to the end those who are called according
to His purpose. Let us not hold back in
sharing the gospel freedom. As we have opportunity to share, let's do so for it is the power of God unto
salvation. Our God is the ultimate
RESCUER!
If today you find yourself bound by something, call upon our God. He sees what you are going through, He hears your cries, He cares about what is happening to you, and He has come to rescue you from ___________.
(You fill in the blank.)
