2 Corinthians 1:10
“And He did rescue us from mortal danger, and He will rescue us again. We have placed our confidence in Him, and He will continue to rescue us.”
[emphasis mine]
He did.
He will.
He will continue.
As was often the case, the Apostle Paul and his companions had just been in the midst of trial and tribulation and literally had needed God to rescue them from immediate, dangerous physical peril that was beyond their human ability to handle. In his second letter to the Corinthians, Paul remains confident that God will come through and tells the Corinthians this very fact based upon two simple truths; Paul is resting in God and Paul has proof of God's character to support this rest. Masterpieces, today I want to remind you and myself that God rescues. When we sit in a place of resting in God and the finished work of Christ [as discussed a couple of weeks ago], not only are we replenished, renewed and restored, but we are reminded that our Father God is a Rescuer, and we are in a prime spot to be rescued. This God, our God, that is Love, never misses an opportunity to bend down and scoop up His children to safety. As I lay dazed on the cold, hard floor unsure of what had happened all I could do was rest and say "God help me!" And help He did. The moment I spoke [silently and verbally], God's Holy Spirit swooped in and covered me in a cloak of peace and protection and that 10% survival rate changed direction and soared upwards towards life in a way that I cannot fully articulate or fathom. And I sit here today and write to you as a rescued child of God that can encourage others that He will do the same for them.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires an object to receive the action. Rescue is such a transitive verb and is defined by Merriam-Webster as follows:
a: To take [someone, such as a prisoner] forcibly from custody.
b: To recover [something, such as a prize] by force.
c: To deliver [a place under siege] by armed force.
If that doesn't describe the LORD God of Heavens Armies, I don't know what does. To save, God comes in by force to take, recover and deliver someone, something or someplace, considered a prize [that is imprisoned or under siege], from confinement, danger or evil --> simply put, God rescues! In today's verse, Paul is encouraging the Corinthians of three things concerning our unchanging God: Since God rescued in the past, and is presently rescuing, we can count on Him to rescue in the future. All because God has work for His children to accomplish and out of His love, He preserves them for such a purpose. The moral? The best is not in the past but in what is to come. Now confidently rest in your coming rescue to continue your work for the Kingdom of God!
Takeaways for you to remember:
#1. God has rescued the Believer in the past.
#2. God is rescuing the Believer in the present.
#3. The Believer can count on God to rescue him/her in the future.
Yours in Christ!
Dr. Quahana
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