“The Greatest Rescue Story”
Psalm 13:5-6 NLT
But I trust in your unfailing love. I will rejoice because you have rescued
me. I will sing to the Lord because he
is good to me.
We all enjoy hearing stories of people who are rescued from
different situations. Whether it’s
stories we hear from people directly, read about online or see on the news, we
like to listen to stories of people who went from a bad situation to being
rescued and their lives being saved.
When I was a kid, I remember watching “Rescue 911” on TV and
I really enjoyed the stories of the extreme situations people were involved in
and how they were helped. We are often
so drawn to stories of people being rescued, no matter what the situation
involves. Often times these stories involve
much drama and pull our emotional heart strings to leave us teary-eyed or with
tears streaming down our faces.
Through the years, I have found myself drawn to stories of
people being rescued and the extremity of those situations. Some of them leave us with a gasp as we
listen or watch the story unfold. It can
really take our breath away as we enjoy hearing the great end to a rescue
story.
As much as we enjoy hearing stories of great rescues, let us
never forget the greatest rescue story as Jesus came to save our lives. Do we hold tightly to this truth and cherish
it in our lives more than anything? He
rescued us from a life of doom. He gave
His life in order to rescue us from the sin of our lives. What an amazing rescue story!
Do we rejoice each day for all that He has done for us? Sometimes I think we tend to become more
amazed at the stories we hear about earthly rescues than of the greatest rescue
of Jesus. Why do we allow ourselves to
become so drawn to the other stories and so less drawn to His rescue story?
I know that I so often let myself become drawn in more to
those stories and I take for granted His rescue in my life. It can become so “commonplace” and I don’t
want that to happen. I’m sure it happens
to many of us. We become so used to this
story and we tend to get drawn in to the other stories we hear more. This is not to downgrade the severity or the
triumph of these stories we hear. They
are wonderful to hear about. But how
much are we thankful of the rescue Jesus made in our lives?
The greatest rescue story is what Jesus did for us! No other rescue story even comes close!
