God of Rescue

UV 4195/10000 God of Rescue He rescued us from so great a threat of death, and will continue to rescue us. On Him have we set our hope. And He will again rescue us ( from danger and draw us near). 2 Corinthians 1 v 10 Paul in this uni-verse expresses confidence based on his own experience how God is the God who rescues His people in dire circumstances where death is a certainty. He is the God who raises us from death and hence, our hope is anchored in Him. As the Psalmist wrote, “ As we have set our love upon His name, He will satisfy us with long life and after that give us eternal life.” In fact, in Christ, we have concurrently long life, abundant life, good life and eternal life since eternal life begins the moment we entrust our lives to Him. Our lives are enriched by the promises of the Lord contained in His word. Once we have experienced rescue from death by the hand of the Lord, we are confident He will do it again and again. But the sceptic might say, “Why if God is loving, should He allow us to go through such ordeals, trying circumstances and dangers?” The answer is contained in the uni-verse for the Lord draws us nearer to Him when we undergo these threats, dangers and emerge unscathed like Daniel and his companions from the deadly trials of their age. Believers of Christ did not love God any less even when they were not rescued and were martyred for their faith. They in fact, embraced death, violent deaths at the hands of lions and beasts and through torture, praising, thanking and glorifying the Lord. Praise and worship were their divine anesthetic. Paul was rescued from prison, ship wreck, flogging, serpent bite, hostile mobs. Such hardship did not deter him from proclaiming the gospel but egged him on to preach, teach, minister to people without fear. Such boldness came from strong faith, prior experiences of rescue by the Lord, the power and presence of the Holy Spirit in Him. History says that eventually he was executed. The Lord allowed that to happen even though He had saved him many times as he had completed his task and purpose in life and his death led to even more people being saved in due course, the Lord’s name being glorified. He entered into eternal rest with the special honour and reward given to the martyr for Christ.