First Responders

 

We never fully appreciate just how important that segment of society that is called First Responders is until we need one do we?  Police officers, firemen, ER physicians and nurses, and soldiers are there on the front line, waiting for us—to be there for us in our times of need.  They unselfishly do their job, and then they are gone, to wait for the next call.  Can you imagine life without them?  Your house catches fire, you call the firemen—first responders.  Your child falls and breaks an arm—first responders, the Doctors and the RN’s do their job.  Someone is trying to break into your home and you call the police—first responders.  In each case, they help you with your problem, and then they are gone.

Here is a fair question.  Who was the first, First Responder?  Here’s a little hint—He came to do the job and He never leaves.  That’s right.  God was, and is the first, First Responder.  He is always with us, and He will never leave us.  He is our strength and our help.  He is our sustainer.  He is our hope.  He is there for us always.  We trust that our earthly First Responders are all that we think them to be, and yet often we lack the faith to trust that God is all that He can be.  Why do you suppose that is so? 

Bottom Line Thought:  We need our earthly First Responders, and we need to appreciate all they do for us—in our time of need.  They are available to help us when we need them, but then they leave.  Do you think that God is the first First Responder, and the One that never leaves us?  What role is He playing in your life?