Hook & Catch

This is something I wrote a while back but is as relevant now as it was then. I hope you enjoy!

“He reached down from on high and took hold of me; he drew me out of deep waters.” – 2 Samuel 22:17 (NIV)

I read this and the word TOOK literally jumped out of the page. I thought about it and reread it a few times until I completely understood this scripture. God gave me a picture.

Imagine you’re fishing in the ocean. In a little row boat out in the middle of the sea. No one with you and no land in sight. Now imagine that you fall in, leaving the rod and hook in the boat. You sink farther and farther down into the ocean, not being able to swim up to the surface. You start to panic – wondering how you got here, what you were thinking going alone, and finally, coming to the understanding that there is no possible way for you to save yourself. You cry out “Jesus, help me!” Then Jesus appears in the boat, rod in hand and goes fishing for you. Not for anyone or anything out in the ocean, but for you. He hooks you onto the rod and reels you up to the surface, to where he is, to where it is safe. He saves your life.

This picture is exactly what Jesus did when he died. He died to save us. To save you. And the best thing is, he’s prepared to save you every day if you’ll just ask him to. The fact is, every day (not literally of course) we fall and can’t save ourselves, only he can. So every day you have a choice to make – will you let yourself struggle and drown, or will you call out His name and ask Him to save you? It’s a choice only you can make. Remember, no one else is around.