He Never Lets Go

He never lets go...

Tonight I watched a movie called, "The Guardian." It is a movie of tragedy, heroism and loyalty. All week long - for some reason - I had been thinking about this movie. I had never watched it. I had probably only seen a couple of advertisements for it in the past. But for some reason. I really felt the need to watch it. I thought maybe it was a God thing, but of course I pushed that idea aside immediately. Why would God want me to watch a movie about the Coast Guard? It didn't seem right to me at the time. Well tonight, God showed me exactly why.

You see, this movie is a perfect illustration of God's love for us. He makes us who we are. He puts us to the test... time and time again. Through trial, after tribulation, after trial, after tribulation. And then, when we least expect it, we see it... That the entire time we were going through what we were destined to go through... searching for the Light in the darkness... we see it. He NEVER let go!

The entire time, He was holding on to us. He was holding on with only His fingertips. Reaching... pulling us back... until He dislocates His shoulder, and tears every tendon in His arm. He NEVER lets go! Much like what Ben Randall (Kevin Costner), did for Jake Fischer (Ashton Kutcher) in the movie, "The Guardian." Ben made Jake who he was. Put him to the test. Test... after test... after test. He pushed him to every limit possible. He pushed him to the edge. And he showed him how to hold on... until the very end. Even when the outcome, wasn't what Jake or anyone on that mission would've wished for. Such a beautiful illustration of God's love for each and every one of us.

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