Ron Hutchcraft Ministries - Connected Forever - #8406

Thursday, November 19, 2009

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Roy Harris was waiting for a flight at Chicago's Midway Airport, and he reached for his BlackBerry phone, and the next thing he remembers he was lying in a hospital after a massive heart attack. The first face he saw was Rachael Jacobs, a flight attendant who had seen his distress and called for the defibrillator that ended up saving his life. In the USA Today account he says, "If it hadn't been for Rachael, I wouldn't be alive." Well, she was afraid Harris would die. So she got a cab. She followed the ambulance to the hospital. Ultimately, Roy Harris had quadruple bypass surgery. He's now making speeches about what he calls, "The miracle in Chicago." He says, "I think you're forever connected by a life-saving event. She's a real hero."

I'm Ron Hutchcraft. Now, there's two powerful statements there. One: When you save someone's life, you're a real hero. God would agree - not just about saving a life for another 20 or 30 or even 50 years, but saving a life forever. He says, "Those who lead many to righteousness will shine like the stars forever and ever" (Daniel 12:3 ). He's talking about those who help save someone from the awful eternity that comes when we die with our sins unforgiven - sins that can only be erased by Jesus, the One who died for them.

And secondly: You are forever connected to your spiritual rescuer. Paul called those he led to Jesus "the crown in which we will glory in the presence of our Lord Jesus" (1 Thessalonians 2:19 ). Boy, you talk about bonded forever. People in heaven because Jesus died for them, and you told them that He did!

This radio program references: Daniel 12:3 ; 1 Thessalonians 2:19