God lives and works today, but perhaps you
think sadly.
Maybe others can experience and testify to his
reality, but it's too late for me.
My life has been wasted.
I've made a mess of it, and now
it's too late.
If these are your thoughts and you're on
the verge of despair, listen to the following
meditation by Basilia Schlink called, Your Savior Has
Come.
We have a doctor who is very skilled
and actually has more than enough patients.
However, if one of our sisters were sick
and we took her to someone else just
to save this doctor extra work, he would
be really hurt.
For to him, practicing medicine is not just
a profession, but an honor and an expression
of his concern.
He loves to have sick people come to
him and to be able to help them.
This is just a human illustration, but with
our Lord Jesus, helping is even more directly
a passion.
He longs to be able to help us,
to pull us out of our sins and
to set our lives in order again.
When the powers of darkness grip our lives,
then Jesus reaches down with a mighty hand
and pulls us out of the abyss.
This is Jesus' life and joy, to find
people whom he can deliver.
Who can comprehend the wonder of it?
We have someone whose name is Jesus, whose
sole interest is to save and deliver us.
He is standing directly beside us, and the
moment we fall into sin, he reaches out
his hand to pull us out.
This is his entire nature, and it is
his great joy to be able to help
us.
Why?
He wants to have us at his side
in his kingdom of divine life, to live
with him in peace and joy.
If a lifeguard safely rescues a drowning person,
he may receive a medal.
In any case, he is showered with love
and gratitude from the person he rescued.
But what about our Lord Jesus?
We can bring him no greater joy than
by calling out, reaching out our arms to
him for help as soon as we have
fallen again into the river of sin.
Oh, if only we would believe it.
Every time that we fall, Jesus is standing
next to us.
Every time.
And with infinite patience, he reaches down to
lift us out.
Therefore, he must be praised, worshipped, and loved.
Jesus has come to save and to make
us happy.
I trust in your great might.
Jesus, you are the victor.
For me, you won the battle.
Hallelujah.
Jesus, Lord of every sovereign, God's son forevermore.
Jesus, so high exalted, your victory we adore.
Hallelujah.
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