Can you believe it? A man who had just saved a family from a burning house was punched in the face by the father of the family for his efforts to save him.
In January 1975, in a northern Ontario town, a man named Roger, having rescued the children from the fire, ran back inside to look for the father. He found him asleep, and without waiting to wake him, Roger dragged him into the yard.
When the sleeper awoke, he ran back into the house to save his money. Again Roger rushed in to rescue him, but this time he received a punch in the face for his pains.
Thanks to Roger, all were saved—he himself by jumping through a plate glass window. The ordeal resulted in his being hospitalized for three weeks and disabled for more than four months.
This rescue and the father’s ingratitude remind us of how the world still treats the Lord Jesus. Sent of God the Father, He came into the world to save sinners, and He laid down His life to snatch them from the burning fire of hell. On the righteous basis of His atoning work on the cross, God declares that “whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life” ( John 3:1616For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. (John 3:16)).
Yet how many neglect so great salvation! How many reject Christ, some even declaring that they would crucify Him again if He were here today!
What do you think of Christ? He loved you enough to give His life so that He might save you. Won’t you accept Him?
“Christ Jesus came into
the world
to save sinners.”
1 Timothy 1:15