When All Else Fails!
"I called on the Lord in distress; the Lord
answered me and set me in a broad place."
Psalm 118: 5
When Gael Salcedo, 18, from Iowa, lost control of his Jeep
as he drove across a bridge, he found himself and his vehicle
plunging in freezing water. “I just didn’t know what to do.
I was
just thinking in my head ‘I think I’m going to die,’” he
said.
Gael frantically searched for his phone, but couldn’t find it.
That is when he instinctively shouted, “Hey Siri, call 911.”
The voice activation worked, and firefighters arrived shortly
to rescue him from the icy Winnebago River.
If you're sinking in sin with no apparent help in sight, call out
to the Lord. He responds to our voice, and He knows how to
rescue us. Joel 2:32 says, “Whoever calls on the name of the
Lord shall be saved.” Romans 10:12 promises, “The same
Lord is rich to all who call upon Him.”
Because of the resurrection of Christ, we have forgiveness of
sin and the promise of eternity in heaven. The Lord is calling
us to Himself, but we have to call upon Him and trust
Him for
salvation. He will rescue us and bring us to safety.
I was sinking deep in sin. … Love lifted me!
James Rowe, “Love Lifted Me”
