Aug 17, 2025 … He’s Our Rescuer …

Aug 17, 2025 … He’s Our Rescuer …

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ...  … Please take the time to hear music and lyrics with Zach Williams singing… Rescue Story,  …declaring our God to be our Rescuer. 

God shelters us with His wings ... 

Highlight Passage: … 1Peter 2:24 … [NLT] … 

24 He personally carried our sins in His body on the cross so that we can be dead to sin and live for what is right.  By His wounds you are healed.…  

… Peter shows fellow oppressed Christians how God rescued them (us) from their (our) sins.    

           

Highlight Passage (in context): … 1Peter 2:21-25 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Peter shows oppressed Christians how God was their rescuer.           

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Reference Passage: … Psalms 54:4 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… King David sings of God being his Rescuer and Helper. 

Reference Passage:… Psalms 91:4 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… The Psalmist, likely Moses with David compiling it in the Jewish songbook as God covering His people like a mother bird covers her chicks <b>(see photo)</b>.

Reference Passage: … John 3:16-17 NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

…  Jesus shows Nicodemus (and all believers in Christ as the Messiah) that God sent His Son to rescue and save mankind. from their (our) sins. 

Reference Passage: … Galatians 1:4, 3:13  [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Paul teaches truth that God, in Christ, gave His life to rescue those who believe in Him as Messiah from their (our) sins.

Reference Passage: … Colossians 1:13 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Paul also showed fellow Christians how Jesus rescued them (us) from the kingdom of darkness to live in His light.

Reference Passage: … 2Peter 2:9 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… The Apostle Peter teaches truth to oppressed Christians about how God knows how to rescue those faithful sinners who believe in Him as their (our) Lord.   

My Devotional Journal: Today’s Our Daily Bread Author, Mike Wittmer, … AT THIS LINK       … relates the true story of pilots flying in extremely cold and dangerous temperatures near the South Pole to save two men who were deathly ill, … which reminded the ODB author of how God gave up His Son on a cross to rescue all sinners from the death penalty they (we) deserve because of their (our) sin.    

And after you take in the linked song and the Scriptures shared above, … can I get my fellow sinners, reading here with me, to share a robust HALLELUJAH!! to declare our thankfulness that our Heavenly Father was willing to send His Son as our rescuer.  Let’s all ”PRAISE THE LORD” loudly …  for Jesus going to the cross to rescue us from our sins.          

My Thanksgiving:… Oh, King Jesus, thank You, … for being my Rescuer. 

 

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I praise You, … again Lord. … for covering us with Your wings as our Rescuer.   … Amen

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