Rescue

Today it has been amazing to watch as miners in Chile, trapped underground for 69 days, have been rescued one by one.  I don't know any of them personally, but I still respond with joyful tears to see them emerge.  


The CNN website has a running tally of "Underground" and "Rescued."  One by one the numbers are decreasing on the left and increasing on the right.


Beyond the amazing details of this particular entrapment and rescue, I think of the rescue of a person coming to Jesus Christ in faith and trust.  One by one, people all over the world are coming to faith in Jesus, and there is great joy in heaven over each one (see Luke 15:3-7).  It is truly a blessing to be a small part of rescuing someone: sharing with them the life-giving gospel message and seeing them come to Christ.  


The Lord is the one doing the most heroic rescue; we're just a small part of the process as we obediently share the Good News.  Colossians 1:13-14 says, "For he [God] has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins."


As we celebrate the rescue of each person from their entrapment in the mine, let  us also celebrate our own rescue, and look for opportunities to help free others who are captive to sin, rescuing them with the truth of Jesus Christ.