Jesus: Our Rescuer

This week is our Vacation Bible School, and we will be focusing our attention on superheros of our faith. Throughout the Scriptures, we read of superhero-like people who served God in scary situations, who served each other selflessly, and through their examples, we know how we ought to live while on earth.

It’s easy to fall into the trap of thinking we don’t have what they had, or that we just don’t have the ability like other people do; but whatever you think you are, or are not, is not an obstacle for God – He can use us all in a very special way.

In comic books, there is often a villain who tries to destroy peace and harmony among people. That’s when a superhero arrives just in the nick of time to rescue the people from the bad guy. In reality, we know that we do have an adversary. Peter says in 1 Peter 5:8, “Be of sober spirit, be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.” He’s out there among us and as Paul said in 2 Corinthians 11:14-15, “Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. Therefore it is not surprising if his servants also disguise themselves as servants of righteousness, whose end will be according to their deeds.”

Jesus came to us as a very real super-hero; saving us and teaching us how to fight against the efforts of our enemy – the devil. Paul said in 2 Corinthians 1:9-10 that we must “rely on God” because He’s the one who “rescues us from mortal danger.” As we acknowledge what He’s done, we also realize what He’s called us to be. We end up becoming His agents, ambassadors for His purpose of pulling people from the grips of the deceiver and bringing them to the light. In other words, we become His instruments.

There is a song that we sing called "Make Me an Instrument" that expresses the fact that we are tools to be used. Romans 6:12-13, “Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its lusts, and do not go on presenting the members of your body to sin as instruments of unrighteousness; but present yourselves to God as those alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God.”

Let’s answer the great call of God to follow His son into battle against the forces of evil and fight bravely by His side. Romans 12:21, “Don't let evil conquer you, but conquer evil by doing good.” Join the team of faithful believers engaged in serving others to fulfill God’s mission to rescue people.