God's Way Of Escape

No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it. 1 Corinthians 10:13 

  

  My grandmother lived in a house that was built for moonshiners. Moonshine whiskey, the brewing, selling, and moving of this product was a big business for poor mountain people in Appalachia a half-century ago. My grandmother’s house was a remnant of that earlier era. The thing that reveals it was built for moonshiners is that it is a small house with four rooms. And each of the four rooms have a door to the outside so the moonshiners could escape no matter what direction law enforcement came from to arrest them. They always had a way of escape. 

  Believers in Jesus Christ also have a way to escape impossible situations. Yet we only have one way, through one Person. Indeed, Jesus is called the Door to God, the Only Path to God. Jesus is our way of escape not only from the law that convicts us all of sin, but from every impossible obstacle, every wall we hit in life. 

  Sometimes we find our escape takes us through the wall, at other times over the wall, or even under the wall. No matter the obstacle, when Jesus is there we know our escape is sure.  

  God’s way for His children is Jesus Christ. He is our Source, our Supply, our Healer, and our Redeemer. He is our Everything in all situations. 

   

We have escaped like a bird from the fowler’s snare; the snare has been broken, and we have escaped. Psalm 124:7 

  

  Life can make us feel trapped in many ways. Illness can seem like a prison, sins can rob us of hope and joy, situations can arise that cripple us with fear. In all these ways and many more--Jesus is our escape from and through all threats and dangers that beset us. 

  Prayer: Dear Lord, life brings challenges, troubles, and many dangers our way. Help us to escape through Your power and presence and sacrifice. You are the only way of escape from this world Lord, bring us safely through until we reach the Father’s House. Amen.