From: "Brian Duncalfe" Subject: Fw: Rescued Date: Fri, 5 Nov 2010 13:52:08 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_013B_01CB7CF0.A73F2640" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Unsent: 2 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.0.6002.18263 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_013B_01CB7CF0.A73F2640 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable =20 =20 "Rescued!"=20 A week ago, all the world was mesmerized by the ongoing = "miracle" rescue of 33 miners trapped deep underground in a mine in = Chile for 69 days, a process that took an agonizing 22 hours. More than = a billion people around the world sat glued to their TV sets to watch = the amazing rescue attempt. Fox News Channel had its highest viewership = in ten years, drawing more viewers than even NBC.=20 While the facts of the rescue have been covered in great = detail by the mainstream media, here are some things you might not have = heard on the news.=20 When the miners were rescued - when they came up one-at-a-time = in that rescue capsule - most (perhaps all) of the miners were wearing = special yellow T-shirts. These had been created by the Chilean branch of = Campus Crusade for Christ. Emblazoned boldly across the front of the = T-shirts were the words, in Spanish, "Thank you, Lord." The miners, in = fact, had requested these words. The shirts were made and sent down to = them while they waited for rescue.=20 But that's not all. A quotation on the back of the shirts = which began "porque en su mano estan..." was actually Scripture. It was = Psalm 95:4: "In His hands are the depths of the earth, the heights of = the mountains are His also"=20 Campus Crusade had also provided the trapped miners - while = still deep underground - with MP3 players with the audio version of the = "Jesus" film. They also received the Bible in audio format.=20 Now here's the good news. Rev. Aldredo Cooper, the chaplain to = the President of Chile, said of the rescued miners, "They're all wanting = to testify to the Lord Jesus Christ. All 33 of them are saying that they = found God in the mine. Five or six were already Christians and held = services down in the mine. Many went down with no faith at all but they = all say this: 'We were not 33; we were 34 because Jesus Christ was with = us down there.'"=20 One miner, Mario Sepulveda, told reporters, "We never lost = faith. We knew we would be rescued. I have been with God and I've been = with the devil. I seized the hand of God. I always knew God would get us = out of there."=20 One interesting point that I had missed was that a medic = actually was sent down the rescue hole before the other miners could be = brought up. Isn't that a picture of what God did? He sent His Son down = to us before we could be rescued. We all, like the miners, were in = darkness. But, as Jesus said, "I am the light of the world. He who = follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life" (John = 8:12). And, "I have come as a light into the world, that whoever = believes in Me should not abide in darkness" (John 12:46).=20 I can only imagine the reaction, if those miners, trapped deep = underground, came across Psalm 88 on their audio Bibles, when these = words rang in their ears:=20 I am counted with those who go down to the pit;=20 I am like a man who has no strength,=20 Adrift among the dead,=20 Like the slain who lie in the grave,=20 You have laid me in the lowest pit,=20 In darkness, in the depths.=20 You have put away my acquaintances far from me;=20 I am shut up, and I cannot get out;=20 My eye wastes away...=20 LORD, I have called daily upon You;=20 I have stretched out my hands to You.=20 Will You work wonders for the dead? (Psalm 88: 4-10, selected = portions)=20 Each of us was once imprisoned (trapped) in the chains of sin. = We walked in complete spiritual darkness and were spiritually dead. But = Jesus Himself went to the depths to set us free. "At just the right = time, when we were still powerless [trapped in sin], Christ died for the = ungodly. While we were still sinners [trapped], Christ died for us" = (Rom. 5:6,8).=20 Feeling trapped? Longing to see the Light? God is ready, = willing and able to rescue you completely. Then you, too, will thank and = praise Him for your miracle rescue.=20 =20 =20 ------=_NextPart_000_013B_01CB7CF0.A73F2640 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
 
     
 
 

"Rescued!"=20

A week ago, = all the=20 world was mesmerized by the ongoing "miracle" rescue of 33 = miners=20 trapped deep underground in a mine in Chile=20 for 69 days, a process that took an agonizing 22 hours. More = than a=20 billion people around the world sat glued to their TV sets to = watch=20 the amazing rescue attempt. Fox News Channel had its highest=20 viewership in ten years, drawing more viewers than even NBC.=20

While the = facts of the=20 rescue have been covered in great detail by the mainstream = media, here=20 are some things you might not have heard on the news.=20

When the = miners were=20 rescued =96 when they came up one-at-a-time in that rescue = capsule =96=20 most (perhaps all) of the miners were wearing special yellow = T-shirts.=20 These had been created by the Chilean branch of Campus Crusade = for=20 Christ. Emblazoned boldly across the front of the T-shirts = were the=20 words, in Spanish, "Thank you, Lord." The miners, in fact, had = requested these words. The shirts were made and sent down to = them=20 while they waited for rescue.

But that's not = all. A=20 quotation on the back of the shirts which began "porque en su = mano=20 estan..." was actually Scripture. It was Psalm 95:4: "In His = hands are=20 the depths of the earth, the heights of the mountains are His = also"=20

Campus Crusade = had also=20 provided the trapped miners =96 while still deep underground = =96 with MP3=20 players with the audio version of the "Jesus" film. They also = received=20 the Bible in audio format.

Now here's the = good=20 news. Rev. Aldredo Cooper, the chaplain to the President of = Chile,=20 said of the rescued miners, "They're all wanting to testify to = the=20 Lord Jesus Christ. All 33 of them are saying that they found = God in=20 the mine. Five or six were already Christians and held = services down=20 in the mine. Many went down with no faith at all but they all = say=20 this: =91We were not 33; we were 34 because Jesus Christ was = with us=20 down there.'"

One miner, = Mario=20 Sepulveda, told reporters, "We never lost faith. We knew we = would be=20 rescued. I have been with God and I've been with the devil. I = seized=20 the hand of God. I always knew God would get us out of there." =

One = interesting point=20 that I had missed was that a medic actually was sent down the = rescue=20 hole before the other miners could be brought up. Isn't that a = picture=20 of what God did? He sent His Son down to us before we could be = rescued. We all, like the miners, were in darkness. But, as = Jesus=20 said, "I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall = not walk=20 in darkness, but have the light of life" (John 8:12). And, "I = have=20 come as a light into the world, that whoever believes in Me = should not=20 abide in darkness" (John 12:46).

I can only = imagine the=20 reaction, if those miners, trapped deep underground, came = across Psalm=20 88 on their audio Bibles, when these words rang in their ears: =

I am=20 counted with those who go down to the pit;=20
I am like a man who = has no=20 strength,
Adrift among the = dead,=20
Like = the slain=20 who lie in the grave,
You have laid me in = the lowest=20 pit,
In=20 darkness, in the depths.
You have put away my=20 acquaintances far from me;
I am shut up, and I = cannot get=20 out;
My eye=20 wastes away...
LORD, I have called = daily upon=20 You;
I have=20 stretched out my hands to You.
Will You work wonders = for the=20 dead?  (Psalm = 88: 4-10,=20 selected portions)

Each of us was = once=20 imprisoned (trapped) in the chains of sin. We walked in = complete=20 spiritual darkness and were spiritually dead. But Jesus = Himself went=20 to the depths to set us free. "At just the right time, when we = were=20 still powerless [trapped in sin], Christ died for the ungodly. = While=20 we were still sinners [trapped], Christ died for us"=20 (Rom. 5:6,8).=20

Feeling = trapped? Longing=20 to see the Light? God is ready, willing and able to rescue you = completely. Then you, too, will thank and praise Him for = your miracle rescue.=20

 

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