Search and Rescue

Search and rescue

Bible: Galatians 1 : 1-5

Reading

[Jesus] gave himself for our sins to rescue us from the present evil age (V.4).

Some friends went boating in the English Channel, hoping the warning of stormy weather would change. But the winds rose and the waves became choppy, threatening the safety of their boat, so they radioed for help to the RNLI (the Royal National Lifeboat Institution). After some tense moments, they spotted their rescuers in the distance and realised with relief they’d soon be safe. As my friend said later, “Whether or not people ignore the rules of the sea, the RNLI still comes to the rescue.” As he told the story, I thought about how Jesus leads God’s search-andrescue mission. He came to earth as a baby, growing up and living as one of us. Through His death and resurrection, He gave us a rescue plan when our sin and rejection of God cut us off from Him. Paul talks about this when writing to the church at Galatia: “The Lord Jesus Christ . . . gave himself for our sins to rescue us from the present evil age” (GALATIANS 1:4). Paul reminded the Galatians of the gift of new life they had been given through Jesus’ death. He told them that they should now live for God day by day. Jesus, our rescuer, willingly died to save us from being lost. Because He did, we have new life with God. In thankfulness we can share this life-saving news with anyone we know.

NO MATTER HOW FAR WE’VE GONE WRONG,

GOD STILL COMES TO THE RESCUE IF WE TURN

BACK TO HIM.

Youth Edition – Our Daily Bread Ministries