He Will Never Let You Go!

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It was a hot summer day in South Florida when young Cody decided to go for a swim in the small lake behind his house. In a hurry to dive into the cool water, he ran out the back door, leaving behind his shoes and shirt, and headed for the dock. He flew into the water and began swimming toward the middle of the lake. He was a good swimmer for his age, but what Cody did not know was that an alligator was swimming towards the shore.
His father, working in the yard, suddenly saw Cody’s danger, as every second brought his son and the alligator closer and closer together. In utter fear, he ran onto the dock, yelling to Cody as loudly as he could!
Hearing his father’s anxious cries, Cody became alarmed and made a U-turn to swim back to his father. It was too late. Just as he reached his father’s outstretched arms over the edge of the dock, the alligator reached him. His father grabbed Cody by the arms, just as the alligator grabbed his legs. Then began a desperate tug-of-war. The alligator was much stronger than Cody’s father, but his father loved his son too much to let go.
For most of you children, your own father would do exactly what Cody’s father was doing in order to save your life. But all of us, young or old, face a terrible danger that our fathers can’t save us from—the danger of our sins that will drag us down into a lost eternity. The Bible warns us that we are all sinners, and we have to answer to God for our sins. “All have sinned, and come short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:2323For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; (Romans 3:23)). Another verse plainly says that “there is no man [or boy or girl or grown-up] that sinneth not” (1 Kings 8:4646If they sin against thee, (for there is no man that sinneth not,) and thou be angry with them, and deliver them to the enemy, so that they carry them away captives unto the land of the enemy, far or near; (1 Kings 8:46)). Neither our fathers nor our mothers can save us from our sins, nor can any other person. But there is a Saviour who loves us even more than Cody’s father loved his son. And this Saviour has the power to save each one of us from our sins and from a lost eternity.
A farmer happened to drive by, and hearing Cody’s screams, he grabbed his rifle as he raced from his truck. Taking careful aim, he shot the alligator.
Thankfully, after weeks and weeks in the hospital, Cody was able to come home. His legs had deep scars from the vicious attack of the alligator, and on his arms were deep scars where his father’s fingernails had dug into his flesh as he struggled to save his son.
A newspaper reporter interviewed the boy later and asked Cody if he would show him his scars. Cody lifted his pant legs and then quickly added, ”But look at my arms! I have scars on them too. I have them because my dad wouldn’t let go.”
You and I are like Cody. We may have scars, not from an alligator, but scars from our sins. We have an enemy who tempts us and leads us deeper and deeper into sin, and his name is Satan. But there is a Saviour who loves us so much that He died to save us from our sins, and His name is Jesus. Do you know Him? The Bible tells us, “The Son of God [Jesus]  ... loved me, and gave Himself for me” (Galatians 2:2020I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me. (Galatians 2:20)). He is much stronger than Satan and will never, never let you go once you belong to Him as His son or daughter! He has a home in heaven reserved for those who will trust Him as their very own Saviour. Will you trust Him and have His protection now and forever?
ML-07/10/2011