Rescue

Have you ever gotten in a sticky situation?  A place you really never intended to be?  An uncomfortable or compromising predicament from which there seems no escape?  It is akin to that situation where you had two options, you chose, and immediately down the road, when there is no turning back, you know the choice was wrong, potentially hurtful? I have.

What a welcome sight is a helper, one who rescues! My dad rescued me from many situations like that. He was gentle and instructive at the same time.  Now look at us!  We are in a sticky, hairy situation!  We are in a place we were never intended to be. It is a deceivingly comfortable yet compromised and dangerous predicament.  There seems to be many means of escape; at least we would be led to believe that.  And there is a helper, a rescuer. 

This week I discovered a new encounter with one of bird enthusiasts’ favorite.  In our garage late one night, there was a hummingbird.  It flew around and around in purposeless circles only to land on the wire antennae hanging down from our garage door opener.  The way out was wide open for the door was open, but it just chose to fly in circles, bumping its head continuously against the ceiling.  The door being up led it to perceive that life was now reduced to just an existence between two spheres. 

No hope!  Paul once wrote, “I’ve tried everything and nothing helps. I’m at the end of my rope. Is there no one who can do anything for me?” Romans 7:24 The Message.

It took a while, but I finally coaxed our carport friend out of the mundane and into the great expanse and freedom of where it was always meant to be.  Jesus came to rescue us from a world of sin, death and the unintended to restore us to God’s intention, life and righteousness. Life is much better outside of the garage!

Coach/PJ