“For this reason he had to be made like his brothers in every way, in order that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in service to God, and that he might make atonement for the sins of the people. Because he himself suffered when he was tempted, he is able to help those who are being tempted.” – Hebrews 2:17-18
In July 2022, Clay Petty, a 53-year-old man from Utah, died after he attempted to save a person from drowning in the Colorado River.
According to Utah's Grand County Sheriff's Office, Petty’s body was found more than a mile from where he went missing two days earlier along the riverbank.
Before his disappearance, Petty had "attempted to help someone across the river" but then he was "swept downstream," the sheriff said.
Investigators believe Petty lost his footing while trying to save a 63-year-old woman from drowning.
Tenika Dawn, a close family member, said: “I just can’t imagine, I can’t imagine him not being here anymore.” Saying he died a hero, Dawn stated: “I could see him totally, you know, throwing himself into a disaster scenario to save someone else from it. That’s Clay. That’s who he was.”
Before His birth, the Lord had a rescue plan. He would come to earth and die for our sins. Today in prayer, praise Jesus for His love and thank Him for His death on the Cross for you.
“If the death of Christ on the cross is the true meaning of the Incarnation, then there is no gospel without the cross. Christmas by itself is no gospel. The life of Christ is no gospel. Even the resurrection, important as it is in the total scheme of things, is no gospel by itself. For the good news is not just that God became man, nor that God has spoken to reveal a proper way of life for us, or even that death, the great enemy, is conquered. Rather, the good news is that sin has been dealt with (of which the resurrection is a proof); that Jesus has suffered its penalty for us as our representative, so that we might never have to suffer it; and that therefore all who believe in him can look forward to heaven.” - James Montgomery Boice
God’s Word: “But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” – Romans 5:8
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