Hurting and Helpless - #8105
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| A Life That Matters - Radio Program |
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Download MP3 (right click to save) Well, if you’re a jogger you’ll relate. Our son was out jogging, he made a misstep, his ankle popped and he was down. He’d run into an area where he couldn’t see any houses and he tried to get up; he was in such pain he blacked out and when he came around it was getting dark, he’s hurting like crazy, he yelled help for some fifteen minutes. Finally a woman’s voice came from over the hill, “Someone out there?” Well, that led to them calling our daughter-in-law and he got to the hospital and the ankle’s broken and he’ll be okay. But he’s not going to forget the people who came when he cried, “Help!” I’ll tell you that. I’m Ron Hutchcraft and I got to thinking of times when I’ve been hurting and it was getting darker and I couldn’t help myself and a life that matters seemed like mission impossible. All I could do was yell, “Help!” and without exception God has come when I did. When you have begun a relationship with God through what Jesus did on the cross you are a son or daughter in His family and He comes when His son or daughter calls. It happened when Jesus’ friend, Peter, had seen Jesus walking on the water and at Jesus’ invitation he stepped out to do it too. And like us, as long as his eyes were on Jesus, he walked where he could never walk without Him. But like us, when he took his eyes off Jesus and focused on the storm, he sank. The Bible says, “When he saw the wind, he was afraid and beginning to sink he cried out, ‘Lord, save me!’ and immediately Jesus reached out His hand and caught him” (Matthew 14:30-31 ). Now maybe this is a time when you’re feeling alone and hurting and helpless. Can you at least muster three words—“Lord, save me?” If you can’t get up, He will carry you. We want to be a spiritual encouragement to you at our website. I want to invite you to go there. It’s ALifeThatMatters.org because God put you here to live a life that matters. This radio program references: Matthew 14:30-31  |
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