Jesus To The Rescue
Jerry Watts
Matthew 14:22-33
The ''World English Dictionary'' defines rescue in this way; 'to bring someone or something out of danger, harm, or attack…and to deliver or save.'' This story is about rescue on many levels.
For several years I was a volunteer fireman, today my brother is a professional fireman and EMT. On more than one time, I have been privileged to rescue people from harm's way. In January, 1976, my last call as a volunteer fireman in Cantonment was to a train derailment. The cars which had derailed contained chloride - whose gas can be fatal. We found one couple in bad shape less than a mile from the spill. We were able to evacuate them - and literally save them from danger.
As an adult I can think of no one who was in any greater danger than me - and Jesus came to the rescue. When Jesus sees people in danger, He responds! In this simply story, watch His response.
The storyline tells us all we need to know. Jesus sent His disciples to the other side of the lake. In fact, the text says, He ''MADE'' them get into the boat and go to the other side! Do you know why? Because that is where the gospel work is needed. That truth needs to burn into our hearts. The church of the Lord Jesus Christ, His disciples are task with the greatest assignment known to mankind. We have the divine task of finding people who need Christ, showing people the way, and bringing them to Him.
Candidly, the church in America today (even us) seems to have lost our way when it comes to Christ's divine assignment for us. It would appear that we have substituted many other good things, really good things, for THE MAIN THING. What has resulted is a church which has become something different than what Jesus had in mind. While Jesus has sent us out, to go to the other side, and perform His work - could it be that we now need ''Jesus to come and rescue us?'' He will.
A Personal Response - In verse 24-25 we discover the disciple ...
Jerry Watts
Matthew 14:22-33
The ''World English Dictionary'' defines rescue in this way; 'to bring someone or something out of danger, harm, or attack…and to deliver or save.'' This story is about rescue on many levels.
For several years I was a volunteer fireman, today my brother is a professional fireman and EMT. On more than one time, I have been privileged to rescue people from harm's way. In January, 1976, my last call as a volunteer fireman in Cantonment was to a train derailment. The cars which had derailed contained chloride - whose gas can be fatal. We found one couple in bad shape less than a mile from the spill. We were able to evacuate them - and literally save them from danger.
As an adult I can think of no one who was in any greater danger than me - and Jesus came to the rescue. When Jesus sees people in danger, He responds! In this simply story, watch His response.
The storyline tells us all we need to know. Jesus sent His disciples to the other side of the lake. In fact, the text says, He ''MADE'' them get into the boat and go to the other side! Do you know why? Because that is where the gospel work is needed. That truth needs to burn into our hearts. The church of the Lord Jesus Christ, His disciples are task with the greatest assignment known to mankind. We have the divine task of finding people who need Christ, showing people the way, and bringing them to Him.
Candidly, the church in America today (even us) seems to have lost our way when it comes to Christ's divine assignment for us. It would appear that we have substituted many other good things, really good things, for THE MAIN THING. What has resulted is a church which has become something different than what Jesus had in mind. While Jesus has sent us out, to go to the other side, and perform His work - could it be that we now need ''Jesus to come and rescue us?'' He will.
A Personal Response - In verse 24-25 we discover the disciple ...
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