“For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.” John 3:17 (NKJV)
Some men from Binche Whut’en Reserve (Dakelh tribe, also known as Carrier) went out to rescue a moose that had been stuck for five
days in the middle of the ice-covered lake. The moose was scared and exhausted from continually falling through the ice and trying to get back up again. Here are some comparisons I see:
The Binche men saw the moose’s death to be inevitable—God saw death in store for people who have sinned (all of us) . . . Binche men left their homes to go to the lake—Jesus left heaven to go to earth . . . Binche men wanted to save the moose—God wants to save the people He created . . . The moose was fearful and unable to move—as people, we often can’t escape our fear, pain, and anxiety.
The Binche men risked their lives to lead the moose safely to shore— Jesus gave His life so we can have eternal life . . . Binche men guided the moose from lake to the shore—Jesus is our Guide from earth to heaven . . . The Binche men never gave up on the moose—Jesus never gives up on us . . . The moose had to put its trust in the men—we must put our trust in Jesus Christ as Savior.
God, thank You that I can put my trust in You. Thank You that You left heaven and came to earth to save me. I don’t want to be like the
scared moose in trouble—I want to live a full life free from fear. Thank You for being the Way, and for being our Guide. Amen.
– Shannon Menelaws-Laier
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