“Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord
Jesus Christ, who gave himself for our sins to rescue us from the present evil
age, according to the will of our God and Father, to whom be glory for ever and
ever. Amen.” Galatians 1:3
This greeting from the Apostle Paul to the church in Galatia
speaks of a rescue. We were drowning in
our own sin and didn’t even realize it until it was pointed out to us. It’s as if we were bobbing up and down in the
Atlantic Ocean with no way to save ourselves and therefore no hope. Christ rescued us when we were incapable of
rescuing ourselves. Many times it’s when
we are at the end of our rope and have no other means of rescue that we reach
out to Christ. In our desperation we
grab for anything that can keep us afloat.
The Law of Moses may have been a means of staying afloat, but it didn’t
rescue us from our sinful state or ourselves. Only Christ’s death on the cross
could completely and for all time set us free from that which had us
bound.
The devil desires to trip us up at every turn. His attacks
are indiscriminant, for he will create a snare for both young or old, male or
female in an effort to keep us from finding that which will set us free from the
bondage sin causes. Christ gave Himself
willingly to provide a means of rescue for whoever would accept it.
Salvation
isn’t a blanket pardon that falls over all mankind. It is a gift that must be requested and then
received. It was and is the will of God
to provide this gift, this rescue and for that we must give Him glory forever
and ever. No one else could have rescued
us. We cannot rescue ourselves, nor can
we rescue anyone else. It’s God alone
through Christ that provides all we will ever need to save us from the sin that
has us bound. Until next time, walk with
the King and be a blessing!
