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“And others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh.” Jude 1:23

Once upon a time, not too long ago, I was riding in our car with The Sweetheart and one of My Three Sons. As we passed a certain house, I suddenly called out for my husband to turn the car around and go back. Since I had frightened him so badly, he slammed on his brakes and pulled into an adjacent driveway. I said I was sure that I had seen smoke coming from the red brick with the white shutters; there was a fire!

It was a little late at night, the house was dark and we were sure the occupants were asleep. But as we got closer, even my son and The Sweetheart both saw something resembling smoke coming from the house. I was ready to call 911 and run in a panic to the front door to awaken this family inside.

But then The Sweetheart took a second look. “I don’t think that is smoke.”  I kept pushing because I could see it hovering along the ground around the front bushes and underneath one of the bedroom windows.

Knowing he will never convince me otherwise, and to keep me from calling the fire department until we were sure, The Sweetheart got out of the car and headed toward the house. Just as he got to the front walk he immediately turned around and made a quick dash back to the car. Jumping in the driver’s side door, he let out an exhale and said, “Let’s get out of here. That’s NOT smoke, Nannette, it’s the dryer vent!”

Oops.

The Sweetheart wasn’t as amused and my son was doubled over in laughter in the back seat. Just as he was recovering from what he had witnessed, he thought about what would have happened if I had called 911…and once again he was overcome with hilarity.

In my defense, at least I didn’t just ignore the misty fog coming out from underneath the window…the laundry room window. At least I was concerned about my fellow neighbor. At least I was GOING to rescue them…if there had been a reason to.

Go for the Rescue! The hilarious story of the time I almost rescued someone from a fire. HopeintheHealing.com

I thought about this story the other day and wondered if I am that concerned about the people all around me every day. The houses I drive by, those in my own neighborhood, the people I interact with frequently all deserve to hear about Jesus. They deserve to be rescued!

“What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the open country, and go after the one that is lost, until he finds it?” Luke 15:4 ESV.

What’s it like to be lost? Paul described it in Ephesians 2:12: “You were at that time separate from Christ, excluded from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world.”

Having no hope!!

I don’t want to ignore the signs that I see in others. This is a day of desperation. There is no hope in this world, in this life by itself. Our hope is in the salvation of Jesus Christ, what HE has done gives us joy in this life and in eternity. How can we keep it to ourselves?

“Let him know that whoever brings back a sinner from his wandering will save his soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins.” James 5:20 ESV.

Do you know someone today who is hurting, who doesn’t know the Savior? Is there a way you can work Him into your conversation? Can you invite them to church, out for coffee or to go for a walk? Many times if you just give them opportunity to talk you can easily see where their heart is hurting. Maybe they need prayer, don’t just tell them you will pray for them but do it. Right then, right there. Be a rescuer, no matter how silly you might think it seems, in this case, God will meet you there. He will give you the words to say, the prayer to pray and the sensitivity to help a friend in need.

Go for the Rescue!

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