"Call 911, call 911," eight year-old Levi was scrambling to get help for his mother who had slipped and fallen on the wet tile floor in their kitchen. Gasping from the pain as her knee buckled under her, she instructed Levi and his seven year-old sister, Brooke, to call their dad at work.
Rushing home, he soon had them all in the car and on the way to the emergency room. After x-rays, Julia was given a cast, crutches and an appointment to see an orthopedist in four days. Those crutches soon became her helper, because without them she could not move around at all.
Just like Levi wanted to call 911 for help, we can cry out to God to save us from our sins and become our Savior. When we call to Him, He responds as our helper, protector, and friend. We find Him sufficient for all our needs and He alone can fill our lives with joy. God is the crutch we need to make our lives complete.
Julia could not move from one place to . . .
"?You are my Helper and my Savior?"
Psalm 70:5 (NLT)
"Call 911, call 911," eight year-old Levi was scrambling to get help for his mother who had slipped and fallen on the wet tile floor in their kitchen. Gasping from the pain as her knee buckled under her, she instructed Levi and his seven year-old sister, Brooke, to call their dad at work.
Rushing home, he soon had them all in the car and on the way to the emergency room. After x-rays, Julia was given a cast, crutches and an appointment to see an orthopedist in four days. Those crutches soon became her helper, because without them she could not move around at all.
Just like Levi wanted to call 911 for help, we can cry out to God to save us from our sins and become our Savior. When we call to Him, He responds as our helper, protector, and friend. We find Him sufficient for all our needs and He alone can fill our lives with joy. God is the crutch we need to make our lives complete.
Julia could not move from one place to another without her crutches to help, and we cannot grow in our spiritual life without the grace, mercy and peace that God as our helper supplies.
Melva Cooper, Copyright 2005
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