A few years ago, my son-in-law, Mike Cook, was studying at Gordon Conwell Seminary. This is located near the Massachusetts harbor town of Gloucester (location of the "Perfect Storm" story and movie). The harbor is very picturesque and is lined with large rocks. Mike went fishing on those rocks one afternoon. He dropped something as he was fishing and, as he reached down he lost his balance on the smooth and slippery boulders and tumbled fully clothed into the harbor. The large rocks were difficult to climb back up because they curved under as they came down to the waterline. After battling the rocks to climb back, Mike found a space next to the rocks to wedge into and to climb back. As a former Tribe Quarterback, Mike is very strong and he pulled himself back up, soaked from his shirt to his socks, but OK. As far as he knew no one had seen this happen and, if he hadn't been able to climb up by himself, or if he'd been too weak, the story could have turned out differently. Jesus is the Rock of Salvation. He calls us to have a certain kind of "rock relationship". Just like the rocks of Gloucester can either be a strong platform for fishing, or a slippery slope to watery danger, so does Jesus want us to have the kind of relationship where we stand on Him in security. We don't want anyone to miss the security of the eternal Rock and slip into a dangerous place, where they can't recover.
Daniel 2:34-35 While you were watching, a rock was cut out, but not by human hands. It struck the statue on its feet of iron and clay and smashed them. Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver and the gold were broken to pieces at the same time and became like chaff on a threshing floor in the summer. The wind swept them away without leaving a trace. But the rock that struck the statue became a huge mountain and filled the whole earth.
Acts 27:29 Fearing that we would be dashed against the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern and prayed for daylight.
1 Corinthians 10:4 and drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank from the spiritual rock that accompanied them, and that rock was Christ.
Romans 9:33 As it is written:
"See, I lay in Zion a stone that causes men to stumble
and a rock that makes them fall,
and the one who trusts in him will never be put to shame."
"See, I lay in Zion a stone that causes men to stumble
and a rock that makes them fall,
and the one who trusts in him will never be put to shame."
blessings,
Rob Smith
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