Then, as the man regained consciousness, he raised his arms in desperation. "Help," he shouted. But the power of the rapids continued to pull him down river.
When all seemed lost, he reached out his hand and found something...a rope, a life-line, that was thrown out by rescuers who had scrambled strategically down the river and in mathematical precision tossed forth a rope to save the life of this man.
A rope saved his life.
Ropes are rescue tools. Ropes can be used to save people from drowning. Ropes can be used to save people from falling off a cliff.
Jesus is a rope. A rope used for security. A rope used for stability. A rope used for salvation. Jesus is the rope to save you from drowning. Jesus is the rope to save you from being carried away. Jesus is the rope to keep you from falling.
Grab hold, believe, have faith! Call upon His name!
For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. - Romans 10:13
There's power in His name. Good news: You don't have to stay the way you are. You don't have to keep drowning. You don't have to keep falling.
Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved. -Acts 4:12
Spiritually, there's only one rope. The rope has been extended to you. The rope has been tossed to you who are headed for sure destruction, depression, death. The rope has been thrown to you to save you from a devil's hell. You may not even feel like you deserve it.
But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. -Romans 5:8
We don't deserve it. But, by His grace, love, and mercy, God extends His hand to me and you. Nothing we could do, or have done, but only by His grace, love, and mercy. He does for us what we cannot do for ourselves. Amen. No matter where we are or what we have done, Jesus loves us anyway and He holds out the rope for us to take hold.
Grab hold, believe, have faith!
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