He Took Hold of Me!

Psalm 18:16-19-- "He reached down from heaven and took hold of me; He pulled me out of deep waters. He rescued me from my powerful enemy and from those who hated me, for they were too strong for me. They confronted me in the day of my distress, but the Lord was my support. He brought me out to a spacious place; He rescued me because He delighted in me."

I've never seen the parallel before, but when I read the above passage I was reminded of Romans 5:6, where it says, "For while we were still helpless, at the appointed moment, Christ died for the ungodly." And also verse 10 of that same passage, "For if, while we were enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, then how much more, having been reconciled, will we be saved by His life?"

That is so amazing to me! God, the Creator of the universe, through His Son, Jesus Christ, took hold of me, while I was still a helpless sinner. I would've died in my sin because I was an enemy of God before Christ saved me. He rescued me and took my place on the cross because He loved me!! If that doesn't move you, I don't know what will! Praise God that He made a way that we could be restored to Him.