As Christ Followers, we are supposed to have a story. I remember a pastor, years ago, saying that we need to keep it simple: Before Jesus. Jesus. After Jesus. The problem is that, for me, the story isn’t that simple. There is not a clear, clean rescue. There isn’t a one-time rescue. There is rather a series of rescues.
As I look back upon my life I see multiple rescues. I see times when I knew I should turn left and He rescued me and pushed me to the right. There were times when I made a wrong turn and wandered for a while before the Rescuer came, but He always came.
There are probably those who have a classic: Before Jesus. Jesus. After Jesus story. I suspect that they are in the minority. Many of us can point to the “big” rescue, but our lives are stories of drift from the path, then rescue.
Zach Williams song, Rescue Story, seems to capture this. He talks about “battles” plural. He refers to “songs” plural, of redemption. He remembers “every time” that he ran away. Most importantly, he knows, “you never gave up on me.”
Don’t be confused if, like me, your rescue isn’t a dramatic one-time event, but a life of rescues. You aren’t alone. Many of us have a continuing, always miraculous Rescue Story. Thank You Jesus.
Crying out from the pit of my despair
There You were in the shadows
Holding out Your hand You met me thereAnd now where would I be without You?
Where would I be, Jesus?
You were the voice in the desert
Calling me out in the dead of night
Fighting my battles for me
You are my rescue story
Lifted me up from the ashes
Carried my soul from death to life
Bringing me from glory to glory
You are my rescue story
You are, You are
You are my rescue story
You are, You are
You were writing the pages
Before I had a name
Before I needed grace, oh
Singing songs of redemption
‘Cause every time I ran away
You were louder than my shame
And now where would I be without You?
Where would I be, Jesus?
You were the voice in the desert
Calling me out in the dead of night
Fighting my battles for me
You are my rescue story
Lifted me up from the ashes
Carried my soul from death to life
Bringing me from glory to glory
You are my rescue story
You never gave up on me
You never gave up on me
You are my testimony, ooh…
You never gave up on me
You never gave up on me
You are my testimony, ooh…
You never gave up on me
Oh, You never gave up on me
Oh, this is my testimony
Oh, You were the voice in the desert
Calling me out in the dead of night
Fighting my battles for me
You are my rescue story
Lifted me up from the ashes
Carried my soul from death to life
Bringing me from glory to glory
‘Cause You are my rescue story
You are, You are (You are my rescue story)
Oh, You never gave up on me, never gave up on me
You are, You are
Yeah, You are my rescue story
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