Are You Saved?
Are You Saved?
The house was blazing and fire-fighters were rescuing people trapped inside. It was
extremely dangerous and the firefighters had to apply their skills with great care.
extremely dangerous and the firefighters had to apply their skills with great care.“Thank you SO much for saving me”, gasped one man who had finally been brought to safety. “No problem”, said the fire-fighter, “but you stay well away from the building now; don’t go anywhere near until we say it is OK”.
Some minutes later the man ran back to a part of the house that did not look as though it was on fire.
No-one knew why and no-one could stop him.
Suddenly there was an almighty crash and part of the building fell on him, killing him outright.
Remember Lot’s Wife
There is a similar account in the Bible. Read more
message about a coming kingdom on earth was encouraging some Jewish nationalists to imagine that he was about to head a revolutionary movement which would sweep away the occupying Roman force and establish a Jewish State again. They wanted Jesus to be their king, but he had been given a very different job specification by his Father.
Godly faith has always required people to believe things that are well outside of their experience – things that seem incredible.