On Saturday morning, May 15th 2010, thousands upon thousands of people flocked to Sydney Harbour to witness the arrival home of a young lass by the name of Jessica Watson. She turns 17 in just a couple of days and she has just sailed around the world non stop and unassisted. Jessica followed her dream. During her seven month adventure, this young lass faced some waves as high as a four story building. Her 10 metre yacht was flipped onto it’s side at least 7 times and she righted it each time. Not once did that young lass set foot on deck without her safety harness firmly secured to the boat. There was no way that Jessica was going to be separated from her boat.
Life can be a bit like that, can’t it. One day you’re sailing along and everything is going smoothly, then ‘bang’ you get hit by a huge wave. Something unexpected happens in your life and it can really throw you off course. You can literally, go over the rails and find yourself floundering in the wild, turbulent seas. But, you know what? If you put your trust in Our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ, you have a safety harness even stronger than Jessica’s.
If you are willing to follow Jesus, to live your life as He wants you to He promises that He will never leave you nor forsake you. He will watch over you because He loves you. That doesn’t mean that nothing bad will ever happen to you, but it does mean that He will take care of you and if the worst happens He will take you to live with Him in Paradise.
So remember to attach your safety harness to Jesus, the One who died so that we may live.
Lord, I just want to thank You for providing that life line by giving Yourself, freely on that cross at Calvary. I pray that if she doesn't already, Jessica will, one day, acknowledge that You were with her all the way on her voyage as she followed her dream. Let her dream, one day, be to know You in a truly personal way and acknowledge You as her Saviour. Amen.
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