September 27, 2024 8:00 pm
Some friends went boating in the English Channel, hoping the forecast for stormy weather would change. But the winds rose and the waves became choppy, threatening the safety of their vessel, 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 realized with relief they’d soon be safe. As my friend reflected gratefully afterward, “Whether or not people ignore the rules of the sea, the RNLI still comes to the rescue.”
As he recounted the story, I thought about how Jesus leads God’s search-and-rescue mission. He came to Earth to become a man, living as one of us. Through His death and resurrection, He provided us with a rescue plan when our sin and disobedience separated us from God. This truth is emphasized by Paul, 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 received through Jesus’s death so that they would honor God day by day.
Jesus, our rescuer, willingly died to save us from being lost. Because He did, we have life in the kingdom of God, and in gratitude we can share the life-saving news with those in our community.
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Welcome to today's encouragement from Our Daily Bread. I'm Amy Boucher-Pye and I called our reading Search and Rescue. Some friends went boating in the English Channel hoping the forecast for stormy weather would change. But the winds rose and the waves became choppy, threatening the safety of their vessel, 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 realized with relief they'd soon be safe.
As my friend reflected gratefully afterward, whether or not people ignore the rules of the sea, the RNLI still comes to the rescue. As he recounted the story, I thought about how Jesus leads God's search and rescue mission. He came to earth to become a man living as one of us. Through his death and resurrection, he provided us with a rescue plan when our sin and disobedience separated us from God.
This truth is emphasized by Paul when writing to the church at Galatia. The Lord Jesus Christ gave himself for our sins to rescue us from the present evil age. Paul reminded the Galatians of the gift of new life they received through Jesus' death so that they would honor God day by day. Jesus, our Rescuer, willingly died to save us from being lost. Because he did, we have life in the kingdom of God, and in gratitude we can share the life-saving news with those in our community. The passage from scripture for today's Our Daily Bread reading is from Galatians chapter 1 verses 1-5.
Paul, an apostle, sent not from men nor by a man, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised him from the dead, and all the brothers and sisters with me, to the churches in Galatia. 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. Let's pray. Sacrificial Savior, loving Jesus, you give the gift of life and salvation. We pray that you'll help us to receive your love and your peace, and that we will share it with others. We pray in your holy, precious name. Amen. Thank you so much for listening. Today's encouragement was provided by Our Daily Bread Ministries.
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