Rescued from Powerful Enemies 脱离劲敌

[Dexu Xia]

 [God] rescued me from my powerful enemy. 2 Samuel 22:18

In 2010, at the age of ninety-four, George Vujnovich was awarded the bronze star for organizing what the New York Times called “one of the greatest rescue efforts of World War II.” Vujnovich, son of Serbian immigrants to the US, had joined the US Army. When word arrived that downed American airmen were being protected by rebels in Yugoslavia, Vujnovich returned to his family’s homeland, parachuting into the forest to locate the pilots. Dividing the soldiers into small groups, he taught them how to blend in with the Serbs (wearing Serbian clothes and eating Serbian food). Then, over months, he walked each small group out one at a time to C-47 transport planes waiting at a landing strip they’d cut out of the woods. Vujnovich rescued 512 elated, joyful men.

David described the elation of being rescued by God from enemies who’d hemmed him in with no escape. God “reached down from on high and took hold of me,” David said, “he drew me out of deep waters” (2 Samuel 22:17). King Saul, enraged with jealousy, hounded David, ruthlessly seeking blood. But God had other plans. “He rescued me from my powerful enemy,” David recounted, “from my foes, who were too strong for me” (v. 18).

God rescued David from Saul. He rescued Israel from Egypt. And in Jesus, God came to rescue all of us. Jesus rescues us from sin, evil, and death. He’s greater than every powerful enemy.

Where do you feel hemmed in, with no escape from lies you believe or sin that binds you? How do you see Jesus coming to rescue you?

All-powerful God, I need to be rescued. If You don’t help me, I’m finished. I have no escape. So I’m turning to You. Please help me.

 祂救我脱离我的劲敌。—撒母耳记下22章18节

高龄94岁的乔治 · 伏杰诺维奇（George Vujnovich）在2010年获颁铜星勋章，因他在二战期间策划一个救援行动。《纽约时报》称该次行动为“二战中最伟大的救援行动之一”。伏杰诺维奇是移民到美国的塞尔维亚人的第二代，后来进入美军服役。二战期间，当伏杰诺维奇得知被击落的美军飞行员正受到南斯拉夫叛军的保护时，毅然回到故乡，跳伞进入森林寻找这些飞行员。他将这些飞行员分成几个小队，教导他们如何伪装融入塞尔维亚人当中（衣着、饮食都跟塞尔维亚人一样）。接着的几个月，他徒步带领每个小队抵达一个他们在森林中开辟出来的临时跑道，登上在那里等候的C-47运输机。伏杰诺维奇总共救出了512名同袍，让他们欣喜地回到美国。

大卫也曾描述自己遭仇敌围困而无法脱身，但蒙上帝拯救的欣喜心情。他说，上帝“从高天伸手抓住我，把我从大水中拉上来”（撒母耳记下22章17节）。扫罗王嫉恨大卫，无情地追杀他，但上帝却自有安排。大卫说：“祂救我脱离我的劲敌和那些恨我的人，因为他们比我强盛。”（18节）上帝救大卫脱离扫罗之手，也拯救以色列人脱离埃及，更藉着耶稣来拯救我们所有人。耶稣救我们脱离罪恶和死亡，祂远大过任何一个劲敌！

你相信了哪些谎言或受到哪些罪的辖制而感到无处可逃呢？你认为耶稣会如何拯救你呢？

全能的上帝，我需要得拯救。若祢不肯帮助我，我就必死无疑，因我无处可逃。所以我来寻求祢，求祢帮助我。