I read the devotion of the day over at Daily Bread and I had to smile.
A South African man surprised nine men robbing his home. Seven of the robbers ran away, but the homeowner managed to shove two into his backyard pool. After realizing that one of the robbers couldn’t swim, the homeowner jumped in to save him. The Cape Times reports that once out of the pool, the wet thief called to his friends to come back. Then he pulled a knife and threatened the man who had just rescued him. The homeowner said, “We were still standing near the pool, and when I saw the knife I just threw him back in. But he was gasping for air and was drowning. So I rescued him again.”
It is a great analogy of how God deals with us. Over and over we end up in the deep water, drowning. Over and over He rescues us. Rather than gratitude, we respond with anger, resentment and bitterness. Yet through it all, God never gives up and He never stops loving us. How many times does Jesus need to rescue us from the water before we embrace Him?
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