Scott Coleman is a quiet man who has come to the aid of a sick young girl. His story will remind you of another Someone who has come to your aid.

    Scott guides his twin engine Cessna into Boston’s Logan Airport. Six year old Erika Carlson squeals with excitement. “We’re about to land!”

    Erika was born with a life threatening disease. For years she’s had to travel from Maine to Boston several times a year. The 12 hour drive became too draining for Erika and her parents. That’s when Scott stepped in.

    An amateur pilot, he volunteered to fly Erika to Boston. Each trip comes at a great sacrifice to him. In addition to his time, the trip costs $1200. But since Scott knows Erika desperately needs the treatment, he is willing to make the sacrifice.

    Doesn’t this remind you of someone else who helped sick little girls? In fact, he came to help all of us. When we needed someone to step in and help us get to the treatment we desperately needed, Jesus volunteered to take the journey. Ephesians 5 says, “Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a…sacrifice to God.”

    There’s nothing we can do to earn this rescue or deserve it. Like little Erika, all we can do is receive it with joy and excitement.

    I hope you have a received this gift and are following Jesus every day. Only Jesus can heal our sin-sick souls and guide us to our heavenly home.