Rescue

I was startled the other day when a 911 operator called my cell phone. My first inclination as to why I was receiving the call was shot down due to the fact that the cell phone was in my pocket, not in the hands of my 4 year-old. Alas, I was guilty of pocket dialing 911. Fortunately, that day I did not need a rescuer.
The harsh reality of our spiritual lives, though, is our constant need of rescue. Sin separates us from God (Isa. 59:2) and we all have sinned (Ro. 3:23). Because of our sin, we need rescue. We need to be returned into the safe and nurturing arms of our Lord. This situation, like most others, did not have a simple, easy answer. For one, we can’t rescue ourselves because nothing we can do can bring us back into that right relationship with God. Second, no other human could rescue us, for how can someone who needs rescuing be a rescuer. At first glance the outlook for our situation seems grim, but rest assured there is a silver lining.
Something had to be done because God’s love for us was too great for this tragedy to happen (Ro. 5:8). “God made the one who knew no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we would become the righteousness of God.” (2 Cor. 5:21). Jesus Christ can be your rescuer. Won’t you let Him?