Global Rescue

"God's plan is that we all experience that rescue."  Galatians 1:5

Yes, we all seek life, rescue, and deliverance, especially in these uncertain days of the 2020 pandemic.  We read about the increasing cases and deaths from COVID-19.  This year I attended the funeral of a baby who lived less than a week.  In late summer, I am hoping to attend Dad's 99th birthday.

No matter the number of days, please know life continues into eternity.  It does not end in "ultimate oblivion."  Sorry, not an option.

Don't worry, because God has a plan to make all things right, simply put "global rescue."   You don't have to be perfect to cash in.

We've all made decisions we regret, acted on impulses we wished we hadn't, and spoken words we wanted to take back.  We've messed up in the game of life.  We've done wrong.  We rarely dwell on or talk about these sorrowful episodes in our lives.  Moral failure is shamed and shunned, so we tend to go silent.  But screw-ups / sin is part of the human condition. 

The amazing miracle is that God loves us just the way we are, knee deep in sin.  No cleanup needed.  God is in the redemption business.  Here's His plan.

God couldn't write off our many mess-ups, like they didn't matter.  They do.  God is holy and righteous.  So God sent His perfect Son, who paid our fines and fees with His life, to make things right again, to give us a new standing.

• If you want to be free, turn from habits and idols that have failed you. 
• Admit your mistakes /sins. 
• Receive God's gift of a fresh start in Christ.  This is what we call "grace."  New life is possible for everyone who personally trusts /believes God.  
• That's the rescue plan.  You don't earn rescue by being perfect.  That never worked for anyone.  And many have tried.

To sum up:
“This is how much God loved the world: He gave his Son, his one and only Son. And this is why: so that no one need be destroyed; by believing in him, anyone can have a whole and lasting life. God didn’t go to all the trouble of sending his Son merely to point an accusing finger, telling the world how bad it was. He came to help, to put the world right again. Anyone who trusts in him is acquitted; anyone who refuses to trust him has long since been under the death sentence without knowing it."  John 3:16-18

Is it time to rethink your life plan?  Are you ready to trust God?