A
woman was trapped on the top floor of a burning building. Flames and smoke
blocked every way of escape. When firefighters arrived, one of the men
scrambled up a ladder to the window where the woman was screaming for help, and
with outstretched arms he offered to save her. But when she looked down and saw
the great distance to the ground below, she panicked and drew back into the
room.
The
man attempting the rescue begged her to trust him for her safety, but his pleas
were not heeded. In senseless fear, she retreated beyond the fireman’s reach.
Finally, being forced to return to the ground, he said with tears in his eyes,
“I did everything I could to save her, but she wouldn’t let me.”
Jesus longs to forgive many people of their sins, but they
stubbornly resist His offer of salvation. By refusing to trust Him, they are
like the woman who perished in the flames even though she could have escaped.
Faith
is the hand that receives God’s gift.[1]
Why do you wait, dear brother?
The harvest is passing away;
Your Savior is longing to
bless you,
There’s danger and death in
delay. (Root)
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