God to the Rescue

Psalm 73:2

But as for me,

 I came so close to the

     edge of the cliff. 

My feet were slipping and

I was almost gone.  (NLT)

     Much like the psalmist who penned these words, I, too, (like so many others) was almost over the edge of the abyss, but unlike the psalmist, I (like many others) was unaware of the danger or the need to be rescued.  I knew little about the horrors that awaited me when I ended up in hell.  I just wanted to escape the pain and hopelessness of my life in this depressing world that made no sense.  I could not conjurer up a good or believable reason why I existed, or where it was all headed.  I had heard rumors of how good Heaven would be and how only a few were actually good enough to get through the pearly gates.  And even though hell didn’t sound so good, I thought how much worse could it be than living in this horrible world that thrived on violence, death, and the suffering that most of us go through?  But as I was creeping closer to the end, I was rescued by a Savior, the same God who created me.  The Good Shepard literally reached down from Heaven and grabbed me before I went over the edge and into the abyss.  He intervened in my self-destruction and then I was introduced to the Good News Gospel, that began to pull me out of the darkness that was draining the life out of my soul.  I was saved and redeemed in God's rescue. 

     Jesus Christ is the only Savior we have, for all others are cheap imitators who will trick you into taking the bait that Satan puts before us.  These deceitful, clever traps of the devil promise you much, but his lies are dangerous and futile, for they only lead into a horrible nightmare from which you may never wake up from.   How I thank our Savior for taking the punishment I so rightly deserved by dying the death He did not deserve.  If you want to know the Truth about life and death and about Heaven and Hell there is no better place to start than on your knees with your hands raised high towards the heavens, praising the One who created you, then paid the price to save you. Christ Jesus is your only Hope for salvation.  There are no other ways.  These are your options my friend:  God or Satan; life or death; God’s ways or the world’s ways; light or darkness; righteousness or sinfulness. For with God there is no middle ground and no gray areas.  You are either for Him or you are against Him.

                               A Whisper of Hope

Take My hand, dear child…let Me pull you back into the land of the living.  Once you were dead in your sin and slipping into the darkness. I came to rescue you from the darkness and to give you the eternal Light of everlasting life.  Take My hand and hold on tight!

Proverbs 18:10

The Name of the LORD is a strong fortress;

the godly run to Him and are safe.  (NLT)

                  O LORD, You alone can heal me, 

                        You alone can save.

                            (Jeremiah 17:14)