In sailing, to lose our mooring line means the sea is free to take us where it will.
Our boat is at the mercy of the wind and the waves. We can be cast onto the rocks or blown into a storm. All hope is lost unless we call for the Coast Guard.
What about life, when our mooring line breaks, and we see the storm overtaking us? Who can we call? Help, God!
Judges 3:9 assures us God will answer our cry:
“And when the children of Israel cried unto the Lord, the Lord raised up a deliverer to the children of Israel, who delivered them, even Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother.”
The children of Israel were self-absorbed and self-indulgent. Anytime they felt flush with success, they fell away from God. And yet, and this is important, when they called unto him, he always heard their cry.
That hasn’t changed in the 21st century. When our mooring line breaks, God is listening. When divorce looms, God is there. When illness strikes... or a job turns sour... or the roof leaks... we can cry unto God, and he hears our need.
Even if the answer isn’t what we expect.
Surely the son of a younger brother wasn’t what Israel had in mind when they prayed for rescue. They must have wanted a seasoned warrior of international repute, one who would strike fear into their enemy; maybe a warrior king from a neighboring city who would ride to their rescue.
God chooses whom he will use, and we mustn’t allow our shortsightedness to limit what he’s willing to do for us, even if our help comes from the son of someone’s younger brother.
God’s help is assured, even if it comes in a way we could have never imagined.
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