The Poisonous Snake, The Antidote And Salvation
Jessy was playing in a prairie. The grass looked inviting to the young child of six. And so out he went to play. The world looked green and beautiful through the eyes of an innocent child.
Suddenly, Jessy let out a painful cry. A biting pain clasped around his leg. To the horror of his parents who ran to his rescue, a poisonous snake sank its deadly fangs into Jessy.
9-11 was called. In no time, paramedics were on Jessy's side. The snake was captured and information was sent immediately to an institute specializing in poisonous snakes.
Time was running fast with death running through Jessy's veins. They felt helpless, they could only wait. Minutes felt like eternity. Then, in the nick of time, somebody showed up with the antidote.
Then down rushed life and salvation into Jessy, chasing death to beat it to his heart. Gradually, the color of life began to return to Jessy. Jessy was on his way to recovery.
Did you notice that in Jessy's case, we can say that his salvation is by faith alone?
The family did not object to the antidote that was to be infused into him. They were confident that it alone could cure Jessy. They never improved it or added anything to it. They simply stood there, doing nothing at all, and let the antidote by itself do its saving work. Jessy too just laid there the whole time, contributing nothing at all. He was simply counting on the antidote to do its mighty work.
The words of Moses would fit in perfectly well to their situation when he said to Israel: "Do not fear! Stand by and see the salvation of the LORD which He will accomplish for you today..." (Exodus 14:13)
You see, sin has bitten us all. And we are all dying. If no Antidote comes, we will perish and die separated from God forever. Thankfully, God has sent His antidote, the Lord Jesus Christ.
And just like in Jessy's case, He is an antidote who is enough and effective who can do all the work of saving you. All He asks is that you take Him in by faith, putting your entire confidence in Him and what He did on the cross.
