Bring me to safety!

The cords of the wicked have encircled me,
But I have not forgotten Your law.
— Psalm 119:61

I think of Jonah. He was pulled down by the kelp and the weight of his sin.

The waters closed in over me to take my life;

    the deep surrounded me;

weeds were wrapped about my head

Jonah 2:5

Be gracious to me, O Lord!
    See my affliction from those who hate me,
    O you who lift me up from the gates of death,

that I may recount all your praises,
    that in the gates of the daughter of Zion
    I may rejoice in your salvation.

The nations have sunk in the pit that they made;
    in the net that they hid, their own foot has been caught.

The Lord has made himself known; he has executed judgment;
    the wicked are snared in the work of their own hands.

– Psalm 119:13-16

This is great. I love how Jonah tells us of the parallel. Death wraps around us. Evil tries to ensnare us and bring us down into the depths. But YHWH saves. His Torah is a lifeline.

But the evil will be brought down in the end. The wicked will be caught in their own trap. The end will be a literal pit. The pit that the fallen angels experience now will one day be a forever pit of fire.

This same pit will be the judgement of all the evil ones. No longer will they have a hand to touch the chosen (us). No longer will we be a target.

But we have hope. We have it now. We have it eternally. We follow His Torah. We receive comfort. We grab onto the inheritance through the bloodline of the Messiah.

Embrace your adoption. Your heritage and draw near to Him with teaching (Torah) that brings life, that brings light.

Prayer:

Father, you are beautiful. May we flee from evil. Keep us from the wicked that we not be ensnared. Keep us in your love. Keep us in your covenant. Redeem us and feed us through the bread of Messiah.

Father, thank you for the hope in your Torah. Thank you for the promise of your eternity, your kingdom come. May your will, your Torah, be done in our hearts and in our hands. Amen.

My friend. Cling to Torah. It is a life-saver. Have you ever been snared by the cords of death and evil? How did you find the shore and safety?