STANDING ON
THE SHORE

"But when the morning had now come, Jesus stood on the shore; yet the disciples did not know that it was Jesus." John 21:4
So many times in life our picture of salvation is one of Jesus standing on the shore of our lives and waving us in. It is important to note in the passage above that this is not a picture of salvation, it's a picture of reconnection or reconciliation. When Jesus is rescuing us from our sins, He does not stand on the shore of our lives yelling and waving us in. He's right there with us wanting to grab our hand and take us in. It would make no sense for Jesus to say, "Here I am over here, do your best to get to me!" My response to that would be "If I could get to you I wouldn't need you." We serve a God who is near (Romans 10:8) with His hand extended ready to rescue/save us. In your own personal lives please know that God is not waiting for you to get to where He wants you to be. He is right there ready to lead you in the journey. We should stop trying to get everything figured out before we fully give our lives to Christ. Instead we should extend our hands right where we are and let Him be the true Savior that He desires to be.
Think about the areas in your life where you have been trying to get to the shore on your own, thinking Jesus is there waiting, when in reality He is right next to you ready to take you in.
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