|
| Trust
Me |
A man named Jack was walking along a steep cliff one day
when he accidentally got too close to the edge and fell.
On the way down he grabbed a branch, which temporarily
stopped his fall. He looked down and to his horror saw
that the canyon fell straight down for more than a thousand
feet. He couldn't hang onto the branch forever, and there
was no way for him to climb up the steep wall of the cliff.
So Jack began yelling for help, hoping that someone passing
by would hear him and lower a rope or something. "HELP! HELP!
Is anyone up there? "HELP!" He yelled for a long time, but
no one heard him. He was about to give up when he heard a
voice.
"Jack, Jack. Can you hear me?"
"Yes, yes! I can hear you. I'm down here!"
"I can see you, Jack. Are you all right?"
"Yes, but who are you, and where are you?
"I am the Lord, Jack. I'm everywhere."
"The Lord? You mean, GOD?"
"That's Me."
"God, please help me! I promise if, you'll get me down from
here, I'll stop sinning. I'll be a really good person. I'll
serve You for the rest of my life."
"Easy on the promises, Jack. Let's get you off from there,
then we can talk."
"Now, here's what I want you to do. Listen carefully."
"I'll do anything, Lord. Just tell me what to do."
"Okay. Let go of the branch."
"What?"
"I said, let go of the branch." Just trust Me. Let go."
There was a long silence.
Finally Jack yelled, "HELP! HELP! IS ANYONE ELSE UP THERE?"
Have you ever felt like Jack? We say that we want to know
the will of God, but when we find out what it is, we can't
handle it. Sounds too scary, too difficult. We decide to
look elsewhere. When He says, "Let go of the things that
stand between you and Me, and trust Me with your life," it
sounds pretty scary. But when we let go, we find freedom
and safety in His hands." |
|
 |
|
