This is the story of a cliffhanger who was determined to reach the
summit
of a high mountain. After years of preparation, he began his
adventure, only he journeyed alone because he wanted all the glory.
He began his ascent and as daylight faded, he decided to continue
climbing.
Night fell.
The night fell heavily as he was overcome by total darkness. The
moonlight
and starlight were hidden within the clouds. There was zero
visibility.
He was only a few meters away from the summit when suddenly, he
slipped
climbing the ridge and fell off. Falling at a frightening speed, he
could
only see shadow like figures in the darkness and felt the tug of
gravity
sucking him down. In those anguish-filled moments, he saw his life
pass
before his eyes.
He thought death was near when suddenly, he felt a tightening of the
rope
around his waist which connected him to a nail embedded in the rock
wall of
the mountain.
In desperation, suspended in mid-air, he screamed, "God, please help
me!"
Then unexpectedly, a deep voice from heaven responded:
- What would you have me do?
"Save me!"
- Do you really believe I can save you?
"Of course, my Lord!"
- Well then, cut the rope.
There was a moment of silence.
Then, the man tightened the rope around his waist.
The mountain rescue team tells a story of a man they found frozen to
death.
His hands were wrapped firmly around a rope tied to his waist?
HANGING TWO FEET FROM THE GROUND!
So.. How tight are your ropes? Would you let go?
I am the Lord your God, who holds your right hand, and I tell
you 'don't be
afraid. I will help you.'
- Isaiah 41:13
--Selected from God@Work newsletter, a ministry of St Mark's United Methodist Church, Lincoln Nebraska 68520 U.S.A.
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