Help! I'm Stuck!

 

HELP! I’M STUCK!

It's a true story. In February, 2008, four-year-old Donovan Hasseman, of Dover, Ohio, decided to climb into his family’s top-loading washing machine last Sunday night. Fortunately, the machine was not running. Wedged up against the agitator with one knee folded against his chest, he began screaming for deliverance. His mother tried to wriggle him out, but little Donovan could not move. What started out as a great adventure suddenly turned into his worst nightmare.

His mom called 911. Firefighters arrived but could not extricate him. Then they phoned an expert - the owner of an appliance store - for advice on taking the machine apart. In the end, the firefighters used hydraulic ‘jaws of life’ to cut through the metal and plastic and free Donovan. He was taken to the hospital where he was examined and given a “clean” bill of health. The hospital staff also gave him a little stuffed bear, which the family has named “Agitator.” Alas, the faithful washing machine, cut in pieces, did not survive.

All of us have gotten ourselves stuck at times, committing sins which brought painful consequences far greater than any anticipated pleasure. Sin does not liberate; it enslaves (2 Peter 2:19). Try as we might we could not wrench ourselves free.  Struggling with the pain, fear, and regret that resulted, we cried out for relief. Longing like Paul to be delivered, we found that Jesus was the only one who could make it happen (Romans 7:24-25).

Say, are you stuck? Do you need a Savior? Don’t panic. Because Jesus faced the “jaws of death” in His crucifixion, He can offer you the “jaws of life.” The Son can set you free (John 8:31-36). Put your faith in that wonderful news. Confess Jesus as the Christ, the Son of God. Turn from your sinful past. Be baptized, that His blood might make you clean. Live for Him every day. Then go tell someone else who wants to be free.

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