After Sunday school the children ran outside. Some of them ran across the street to a fence that separated the road from a nearby river. The fence was protection for the children, keeping them from falling down the bank and into the river.
Standing on the porch of the meeting room, Lisa noticed that there were no adults with the children, so she walked over to watch them. Crossing the street, she noticed that under one section of the fence the ground had given way, leaving a gap in the fence where a person could easily fall through. As Lisa turned her back to talk to one of her friends, she caught a glimpse of little Becky tumbling under the fence down onto the bank below. Knowing that one more roll of her little body would send her into the river below, Lisa quickly slipped off her shoes. She swung under the fence and jumped down to where Becky was huddled and crying. Becky’s little body shook as Lisa held her tightly until help came to lift both of them back up to the street.
Had no one seen Becky lose her footing and fall and come to her rescue, she might have tried to crawl up the steep bank by herself. In doing this it is likely she would have slipped and fallen into the river. Thankfully, there was help nearby when Becky fell, and she was grateful for the strong hands which carried her to safety.
Becky knew that Lisa had come to rescue her. It is our desire that you know your own danger, and that the Lord Jesus Christ wants to save you. As Becky had to accept help, so we need to accept the help of the Lord Jesus. He loves you and wants to free you from the sin that separates you from Him. Without relying upon Him, are you trying to make it through life in your own power? The Bible says you are in danger because “your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour” (destroy). 1 Peter 5:88Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: (1 Peter 5:8). We also read in Hebrews 9:2727And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment: (Hebrews 9:27) that “it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment.” The Lord Jesus Christ is the only One who can give everlasting life.
We need the Lord Jesus to carry us safely through this life and into His home in a coming day. We read in John 10:2828And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. (John 10:28), “I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of My hand.” And also in John 14:2,32In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. 3And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also. (John 14:2‑3): “I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto Myself, that where I am, there ye may be also.”
Wouldn’t it be nice to be held tightly by the Lord Jesus Christ and carried safely home to heaven?
ML-12/19/1982