Years ago in South Florida, a little boy went for a swim in the large
pond behind his house.
His mother, looking out the back window,
saw what his young eyes had missed: an alligator swimming on an
intersecting course with her son. She ran toward him screaming. Quickly,
he turned and started to swim toward his mom.
The mother and the
alligator got to the boy at the same time.
The mother lunged and
grabbed his arms as the gator grabbed his legs. The gator's strength was
met by a mother's determination to not let her boy go.
To make a
long story short, the boy, with terrible wounds, did manage to survive.
Later that afternoon a news crew covering the story went to the hospital
and visited the boy. One of the questions was "Can I see your wounds?"
The lad lifted the sheets to give the reporter a glimpse of his
legs. Then the boy asked the reporter a question. The lad said, "Would
you like to look at my arms. I have marks on my arms too."
The
boy showed off both of his black-and-blued forearms. With some pride in
his voice he commented, "I've got these because my mother wouldn't let
me go." That, my friends, is what a mother's love can do.
Now,
having seen that kind of love, each of us must stand in awe of the love
of the Lord, which brought the Savior into this earth for the purpose of
rescuing lost and condemned humanity.
Misunderstood and maligned,
criticized and condemned, Jesus' life ended on a Roman cross.
Unbelievably, but according to Old Testament prophecy -- and Jesus' own
prediction -- three days after the Savior's lifeless body had been
placed into a borrowed grave, He conquered death and showed to all the
world He was alive.
And now, Jesus' nail-pierced hands, which
defeated death almost 2,000 years ago, are now dedicated to holding you.
Yes, the world will grab you, try to kill you, rip and scar you, but
the living Lord Jesus will not let you go. He will hold you safe and
secure in His all-powerful hands.
It's a truth you can trust.
THE PRAYER: Dear Lord, I give thanks that You have identified and
conquered the powers which are dedicated to keeping me from You. Today,
I ask that You will help me avoid all catastrophes from them and keep me
always in the protection of Your gracious and saving hand. This I ask in
Jesus' Name. Amen.
Pastor Ken
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