Isn't there a
little bit of Jack in us all?
A man named Jack was walking along a steep cliff one day when he accidentally got too
close to the edge and fell. On the way down he grabbed a branch, which temporarily stopped
his fall. He looked down and to his horror saw that the canyon fell straight down for more
than a thousand feet. He couldn't hang onto the branch forever, and there was no way for
him to climb up the steep wall of the cliff. So Jack began yelling for help, hoping that
someone passing by would hear him and lower a rope or something.
Help! Help! Is anyone up there?
"Help!" He yelled for a long time, but no one heard him. He was about to give up
when he heard a voice.
"Jack, Jack, can you hear
me?"
"Yes, yes! I can hear you.I'm
down here!"
"I can see you, Jack. Are you
all right?"
"Yes, but who are you, and
where are you?
"I am the Lord, Jack. I'm
everywhere." "The Lord? You mean, GOD?"
"That's Me."
"God, please help me! I promise if, you'll get me down from here, I'll stop sinning.
I'll be a really good person. I'll serve you for the rest of my life."
"Easy on the promises, Jack.
Let's get you off from there; then we can talk." "Now, here's what I want you to
do. Listen carefully.
"I'll do anything, Lord. Just
tell me what to do."
"Okay. Let go of the
branch."
"What?"
"I said, let go of the
branch." Just trust Me. Let go."
There was a long silence. Finally
Jack yelled, "Help! Help! Is anyone else up there?"
Have you ever felt like Jack? We say that we want to know the will of God, but when we
find out what it is, we can't handle it. Sounds too scary, too difficult. We decide to
look elsewhere. When He says, "Let go of the things that stand between you and Me,
and trust Me with your life," it sounds pretty scary. But when we let go, we find
freedom and safety in His hands."
Have a Blessed Day and remember that Jesus Loves You!