Do You Need to be Rescued?

Have you ever felt like you were in such desperate straights that the only way out is to be rescued by someone greater than yourself? We all face times where we need to be rescued. Fortunately, we have a God who is in the rescue business. The Bible is full of rescue stories. Stories such as the these:

1. God commanded Noah to build an ark so that he and his family could be rescued from the flood
2. God provided a ram as a substitute to rescue Isaac when God commanded Abraham to sacrifice him
3. God rescued Lot from the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah
4. God rescued Jacob and his children from the famine by placing Joseph in a high ranking position in Egypt
5. God rescued the children of Israel from slavery in Egypt
6. God rescued Israel from the hands of their enemies by sending any number of judges such as Gideon, Deborah, and Samson
7. God rescued Israel from the Giant Goliath by sending a small boy, David, to slay him
8. God rescued Jonah from the belly of the whale and from his own disobedience
9. God rescued Elijah from the hands of Queen Jezebel after he defeated the prophets of Baal on Mt. Carmel
10. God rescued Israel from the hand of the Persians by putting Queen Esther in a unique place of influence over the king
11. Jesus rescued the disciples from a violent storm by simply saying to the wind and waves “peace, be still”
12. God rescued both Peter and Paul from prison
13. God rescued Paul and his companions from shipwreck

These are stories of physical rescue, which God is always capable of doing, but Jesus came to rescue us from the darkness of this world - spiritual rescue. His salvation is waiting for you. He wants to rescue you.

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