Tatanisha left her children in her running car, while she ran into the
convenience store. She knew she was going to be in the establishment for
only a moment, and during the entire time she would be able to see both
kids and car.
Now Tatanisha was right when she said she could see
her car from inside the store. She was able to see when a man approached
her vehicle. She could see as he got in. She could see as he put the car
in gear and began to drive away with her two children still in their
safety seats.
Now I don't want you to think Tatanisha confined
herself to the role of "spectator"; she didn't. The moment she realized
what was happening, she got moving. Sadly, by the time she got out, her
car was already moving. Desperate, Tatanisha threw herself on the hood
of the car.
Now, hanging on to the hood of the car wasn't going
to stop the vehicle, and it wasn't going to rescue her children. There
were only two things her last-resort act could do:
1. It could
put Tatanisha's life in danger.
2. It could tell other people
that something wrong was going on.
Now here is what happened. The
driver of the car made a sharp turn and threw Tatanisha off the hood. At
the same time, a Good Samaritan trailed the car and called the police.
Eventually, the man crashed the car, ran into a residential neighborhood
where a police dog tracked him down. The man was arrested and Tatanisha
was reunited with her children.
In that story I want you to
remember only this: Tatanisha was willing to do anything, everything to
save her children.
Many years ago, our Divine Lord created a
perfect world. Into this perfect world He placed His children. All
should have stayed as He made it, but it didn't. One day the Lord saw
His children had been kidnapped. They were lost to Him for time and for
eternity.
But God was not content to be a spectator and leave
things that way.
The Triune Lord decided to do anything,
everything which could rescue them. In a plan born out of love, the Lord
promised to send His Son into the world to rescue and redeem the
billions of souls that had been taken from Him. So we might be saved,
Jesus threw Himself into the work which would cleanse sinners of their
transgressions and bring the kidnapped home.
Now, because of
Jesus' perfect life, sacrificial death, and glorious resurrection, all
those who are given faith are rescued and reunited with their Father who
had done all that was necessary to bring His children home.
THE
PRAYER: Dear Lord, I give thanks that You, in love, did what was
necessary to bring us back home safely. May we show our gratitude to You
by the way we live our lives and sing Your praises. In Jesus' Name I
pray. Amen.
Pastor Ken
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