Lately, I’ve been reading a book to Sherry as she drives us home from work. This book emphasizes the good works of those who rescued girls from sex traffickers in San Francisco, and the Christian education that they provided for them afterwards.
King David compared the person who robs another person of her life to a lion that devours it’s unsuspecting innocent prey. “He sits in the lurking places of the villages; in the secret places he murders the innocent; his eyes are secretly fixed on the helpless. He lies in wait secretly, as a lion in his den; he lies in wait to catch the poor; he catches the poor when he draws him [her] into his net. So he crouches, he lies low, that the helpless may fall by his strength. He has said in his heart, ‘God has forgotten; He hides His face; He will never see.’” [1]
Thankfully, the Lord and His servants do not forget the plight of the innocent who have been overpowered by beasts. The Lord responds, “’For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now I will arise,’ says the Lord; ‘I will set him in the safety for which he yearns.’” [2]
Jesus rescued Mary Magdalene both from the demons without her life and within in her life. And she became a part of His ministry team: “The twelve were with Him [Jesus], and certain women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities—Mary called Magdalene, out of whom had come seven demons.” [3]
“Dear Lord Jesus, thank You for You and for Your servants who rescue people from thieves who steal their lives. Please continue to raise up more laborers for this harvest, for the harvest is great and the laborers are few.”
[1] Psalm 10:8-11
[2] Psalm 12:5
[3] Luke 8:1-2
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