Save a Life (6 of 11)
Series: Church Matters!
Keith Krell
James 5:19–20
Ten years ago this summer we were serving in a pastorate in Corvallis, OR. One evening Lori went off to worship practice and I stayed at home with our two young boys. Shortly after Lori left the house, I realized that eighteen month old Justin was missing. I began looking all over the house for him. When I couldn’t find him, I called three-year-old Joshua to help me. We still couldn’t find him. We began to panic. At that moment, a neighbor knocked on our door and said, ''Are you looking for your son?'' I said, ''Yes! Where is he?'' She replied, ''He’s walking down the street toward Highway 20.'' I said, ''What?!'' I then immediately bolted out of our house like lightning. I began shouting, ''Justin, stop! Stop, Justin, stop!'' Of course, you can probably guess what happened. The moment Justin heard me he yelling his name he rebelliously kicked it into overdrive as fast as his little legs could carry him. Fortunately, he was no match for my blazing speed and I was able to grab him just before he walked into the highway traffic. As I took him into my arms I said, ''Don’t you ever do this again, especially when your Mom is away!'' The nearly tragic moral of this story is: When Justin decided to take a dangerous road and stray from our house, he jeopardized his life. It took his Dad running after him to rescue him.
Like an earthly father, God is vitally concerned about the road His children take. Like any decent earthly father, He’ll also do whatever it takes to protect His children. Perhaps you know what it’s like to take a road of rebellion away from God only to have someone track you down and save you from many wasted years. Maybe you’ve experienced the fulfillment of rescuing a fellow believer from grave sin. In either case, God loves to rescue spiritual strays. Nowhere is this truth more apparent than in James 5:19–20. In two short verses, God commands us to diligently pu ...
Series: Church Matters!
Keith Krell
James 5:19–20
Ten years ago this summer we were serving in a pastorate in Corvallis, OR. One evening Lori went off to worship practice and I stayed at home with our two young boys. Shortly after Lori left the house, I realized that eighteen month old Justin was missing. I began looking all over the house for him. When I couldn’t find him, I called three-year-old Joshua to help me. We still couldn’t find him. We began to panic. At that moment, a neighbor knocked on our door and said, ''Are you looking for your son?'' I said, ''Yes! Where is he?'' She replied, ''He’s walking down the street toward Highway 20.'' I said, ''What?!'' I then immediately bolted out of our house like lightning. I began shouting, ''Justin, stop! Stop, Justin, stop!'' Of course, you can probably guess what happened. The moment Justin heard me he yelling his name he rebelliously kicked it into overdrive as fast as his little legs could carry him. Fortunately, he was no match for my blazing speed and I was able to grab him just before he walked into the highway traffic. As I took him into my arms I said, ''Don’t you ever do this again, especially when your Mom is away!'' The nearly tragic moral of this story is: When Justin decided to take a dangerous road and stray from our house, he jeopardized his life. It took his Dad running after him to rescue him.
Like an earthly father, God is vitally concerned about the road His children take. Like any decent earthly father, He’ll also do whatever it takes to protect His children. Perhaps you know what it’s like to take a road of rebellion away from God only to have someone track you down and save you from many wasted years. Maybe you’ve experienced the fulfillment of rescuing a fellow believer from grave sin. In either case, God loves to rescue spiritual strays. Nowhere is this truth more apparent than in James 5:19–20. In two short verses, God commands us to diligently pu ...
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