Lifeguard

Listening to the radio a few months ago, I heard a man refer to Jesus as his "lifeguard". Well, of course Jesus has saved each of us from eternity in the lake of fire. He is my life saver. But his explanation was so much deeper than the obvious. I would have never considered Jesus as THIS kind of lifeguard.

The man explained that in his training to become a certified lifeguard, he had been told how to deal with panicking drowners. Sometimes, when a swimmer becomes so afraid of their circumstances, they begin flailing and actually make their situation worse. He continued by describing that he was taught to sit back and wait until the person had just about drowned, until they were too weak to fight before stepping in to save their lives. He said that sometimes, to save them, they have to be on the verge of the end!

Like this lifeguard, Jesus sometimes has to wait until we have made our situation as bad as it can possibly be and we have hit "rock bottom" before he jumps in to save us. Sometimes we have to be at our absolute weakest to realize that we truly need Jesus to rescue us from drowning!

Wow, Jesus: My Lifeguard!