¤[Theme Music]¤
00:01:30.05\00:01:40.10
¤[Theme Music]¤
00:01:40.10\00:01:48.70
>>John Bradshaw: This is It
Is Written. I'm John Bradshaw.
00:01:51.41\00:01:53.58
Thanks for joining me.
00:01:53.61\00:01:54.54
We're going to go
together to Camp Hope,
00:01:54.58\00:01:57.88
a unique camp with a
lifesaving difference.
00:01:57.91\00:02:01.65
It was established
in 2010 for the families
00:02:01.68\00:02:04.32
of 33 Chilean
miners who were rescued
00:02:04.35\00:02:07.72
after a near
disastrous mining accident.
00:02:07.76\00:02:11.43
There's a lot we can learn
from the harrowing experience
00:02:11.46\00:02:13.66
that almost resulted in tragedy,
00:02:13.70\00:02:16.20
and the incredible
rescue that saved their lives.
00:02:16.23\00:02:19.90
Thursday, August the 5th, 2010
00:02:19.93\00:02:22.67
was not a happy
day for many people.
00:02:22.70\00:02:26.47
Life took an
unexpected turn for many wives,
00:02:26.51\00:02:30.05
mothers,
children, grandchildren,
00:02:30.08\00:02:32.78
uncles, cousins,
nephews, friends,
00:02:32.81\00:02:35.68
neighbors as they
learned, from news reports,
00:02:35.72\00:02:40.29
that their loved ones
were trapped 2,300 feet,
00:02:40.32\00:02:43.73
thats 701 meters, below ground.
00:02:43.76\00:02:46.80
That's basically the distance
from the ground to the top
00:02:46.83\00:02:49.70
of the Empire
State Building, twice.
00:02:49.73\00:02:53.94
Can you imagine being
trapped that far, below ground?
00:02:53.97\00:02:58.94
The day began for the miners
00:02:58.97\00:03:00.08
as any other
typical work day would,
00:03:00.11\00:03:02.08
expecting to see each
other again for supper
00:03:02.11\00:03:04.01
that night as usual,
00:03:04.05\00:03:06.01
but supper time came and
went and feelings of desperation
00:03:06.05\00:03:09.95
and fear and uncertainty
00:03:09.98\00:03:11.85
and the desire to stay
close took over their minds.
00:03:11.89\00:03:15.69
They gathered in the
Atacama Desert and set up tents
00:03:15.72\00:03:20.26
and began the long wait
for whatever might eventuate.
00:03:20.30\00:03:24.83
On the outskirts
of the San Jose Mine
00:03:24.87\00:03:27.27
over two-and-a-half
thousand people gathered
00:03:27.30\00:03:31.21
in what was called Camp Hope.
00:03:31.24\00:03:34.68
It was an improvised community
established by relatives.
00:03:34.71\00:03:38.11
There were over 200
national and international
00:03:38.15\00:03:39.98
media reporters there,
00:03:40.02\00:03:41.02
as well as
rescue teams and doctors
00:03:41.05\00:03:42.82
and psychologists and
teachers and volunteers,
00:03:42.85\00:03:45.92
spiritual leaders and visitors
from other parts of Chile
00:03:45.95\00:03:49.79
who came together
to wait for the miners,
00:03:49.82\00:03:53.19
to give
encouragement to the families,
00:03:53.23\00:03:55.93
and to share a message of hope.
00:03:55.96\00:03:58.33
Every evening at six o'clock
relatives gathered to receive
00:03:58.37\00:04:01.94
daily reports on the
physical and psychological
00:04:01.97\00:04:05.27
condition of their loved ones.
00:04:05.31\00:04:07.24
Schools were set up so the
children could attend class.
00:04:07.28\00:04:10.75
And families gathered
together to pray for a miracle.
00:04:10.78\00:04:15.95
Despite the
intense heat during the day
00:04:15.98\00:04:17.75
and the extreme
cold during the night,
00:04:17.79\00:04:20.56
they waited, at Camp Hope.
00:04:20.59\00:04:23.96
For 17 days the
earth remained silent
00:04:23.99\00:04:27.93
and with each failed rescue
attempt, despair increased.
00:04:27.96\00:04:32.93
Time after time
rescuers dug holes in the ground
00:04:32.97\00:04:35.74
looking for signs of life.
00:04:35.77\00:04:37.84
But the drills repeatedly
missed the right spot.
00:04:37.87\00:04:42.11
Rescuers didn't have an
updated map indicating where
00:04:42.14\00:04:44.38
the miners might be,
sheltering underground.
00:04:44.41\00:04:47.75
It wasn't known for
certain if they'd even managed
00:04:47.78\00:04:49.82
to make it to those
potentially safe zones.
00:04:49.85\00:04:54.16
And then there was
some pretty obvious issues.
00:04:54.19\00:04:58.06
If the miners
weren't found soon,
00:04:58.09\00:05:02.20
if they were still alive,
00:05:02.23\00:05:04.37
they'd die of thirst, or hunger,
or from another collapse,
00:05:04.40\00:05:09.94
or from a lack of oxygen.
00:05:09.97\00:05:12.01
Anything could happen.
00:05:12.04\00:05:14.04
Meanwhile, the families couldn't
do anything except, wait.
00:05:14.08\00:05:23.32
Maybe right now you find
yourself in the same situation.
00:05:23.35\00:05:26.42
Maybe you've had to pitch
your tent at your own Camp Hope
00:05:26.45\00:05:29.36
waiting for the
outcome of your situation.
00:05:29.39\00:05:31.43
Maybe you're
like those relatives,
00:05:31.46\00:05:33.36
you're watching helplessly as a
child has fallen prey to drugs.
00:05:33.40\00:05:38.60
Maybe you have a spouse
who's addicted to alcohol.
00:05:38.63\00:05:41.97
Maybe you have a daughter who's
a victim of domestic violence.
00:05:42.00\00:05:46.68
Maybe you have a
sick father or mother
00:05:46.71\00:05:48.31
and you don't have the means
to pay for their treatment.
00:05:48.34\00:05:51.85
Maybe a loved one
has departed from God.
00:05:51.88\00:05:53.65
You're watching now that
person slowly destroying himself
00:05:53.68\00:05:57.52
or herself and you feel
trapped, not knowing what to do.
00:05:57.55\00:06:03.19
As time goes by
you become desperate.
00:06:03.22\00:06:06.66
You may have got on your
knees for many years even,
00:06:06.70\00:06:10.43
begging God to
perform a miracle, a rescue.
00:06:10.47\00:06:15.27
Maybe now you're
about to lose hope.
00:06:15.30\00:06:18.81
Has the silence
of God made you think
00:06:18.84\00:06:20.64
that God's not listening to you?
00:06:20.68\00:06:23.28
Well listen.
00:06:23.31\00:06:24.31
God has a promise for you.
00:06:24.35\00:06:26.45
It's found in
the Book of Psalms,
00:06:26.48\00:06:27.92
Psalm 27 and verse 14.
00:06:27.95\00:06:31.69
“Wait on the Lord;
be of good courage,
00:06:31.72\00:06:35.69
and He shall
strengthen your heart.
00:06:35.72\00:06:38.83
Wait, I say, on the Lord.”
00:06:38.86\00:06:42.50
Don't grow
weary, wait on the Lord.
00:06:42.53\00:06:46.13
Wait on the Lord and
the miracle will come.
00:06:46.17\00:06:51.51
After 17 seemingly endless
days, on August 22, 2010,
00:06:51.54\00:06:57.85
the first
miracle finally arrived.
00:06:57.88\00:07:01.62
One of the drills being used for
the rescue miraculously deviated
00:07:01.65\00:07:05.05
toward the refuge where
the miners were holed up.
00:07:05.09\00:07:07.99
The drill was
christened "La Milagrosa,"
00:07:08.02\00:07:10.53
the miraculous one.
00:07:10.56\00:07:12.56
Another name
that was given to it,
00:07:12.59\00:07:13.96
it's one that I like the
most, is "the Hand of God."
00:07:14.00\00:07:17.63
As soon as the
drill reached the refuge,
00:07:17.67\00:07:20.20
the rescuers felt
two blows on the drill.
00:07:20.24\00:07:22.87
That was the, the trapped miners
down there banging on the drill.
00:07:22.90\00:07:27.38
They realized that meant
there could be life underground.
00:07:27.41\00:07:30.85
It took some time to
bring the drill back up,
00:07:30.88\00:07:33.31
but when they pulled
it out of the ground,
00:07:33.35\00:07:35.55
on the tip,
connected to the drill,
00:07:35.58\00:07:37.95
was a handwritten
message from one of the miners.
00:07:37.99\00:07:40.32
It said, “We are fine
in the shelter, the 33.”
00:07:40.36\00:07:46.23
You know, experts
said that if that drill
00:07:46.26\00:07:47.60
had taken just one more day
to reach those trapped miners,
00:07:47.60\00:07:50.37
some of them would
likely have been dead.
00:07:50.40\00:07:54.04
The conditions in
which they were found
00:07:54.07\00:07:55.57
were totally unstable.
00:07:55.60\00:07:57.44
They didn't have much light.
00:07:57.47\00:07:59.74
They had little food.
00:07:59.77\00:08:02.41
The cans of tuna they
shared were almost gone.
00:08:02.44\00:08:06.31
There wasn't enough oxygen.
00:08:06.35\00:08:08.25
Fungus had begun to
cling to some of the miners
00:08:08.28\00:08:11.32
because of the
humidity where they were.
00:08:11.35\00:08:13.72
Others were sick
to their stomachs
00:08:13.76\00:08:15.06
because of the water they drank.
00:08:15.09\00:08:17.53
But the Hand of God
reached them just in time.
00:08:17.56\00:08:21.00
So again, listen.
00:08:21.03\00:08:22.20
Don't grow
weary, wait on the Lord,
00:08:22.23\00:08:25.33
the miracle will come.
00:08:25.37\00:08:26.53
You know, one reason I want
to share this story with you
00:08:26.57\00:08:28.57
is because it's inspiring.
00:08:28.60\00:08:30.81
Because if you
apply it in your own life,
00:08:30.84\00:08:32.31
it'll give you
courage in times of despair.
00:08:32.34\00:08:35.58
Even if you feel that
your situation is lost,
00:08:35.61\00:08:38.35
if you think yours
is an unsolvable case,
00:08:38.38\00:08:42.52
the miraculous hand of God can
reach the deepest place to work
00:08:42.55\00:08:46.52
out a rescue for you
or for your loved one.
00:08:46.55\00:08:50.03
Hold on to the promises of God,
00:08:50.06\00:08:51.73
and the promises of
God will sustain you.
00:08:51.76\00:08:55.56
And as your problem is solved,
God will fill you with peace.
00:08:55.60\00:08:59.83
Isaiah 26 and verse 3,
00:08:59.87\00:09:02.74
“You will keep
him in perfect peace,
00:09:02.77\00:09:05.34
whose mind is stayed on
You, because he trusts in You.”
00:09:05.37\00:09:11.35
I'll have more,
in just a moment.
00:09:11.38\00:09:14.15
¤[Music]¤
00:09:14.18\00:09:21.76
>>John: We live in a world
where there is very little peace
00:09:22.92\00:09:25.33
and too many of us
are experiencing lives
00:09:25.36\00:09:27.56
without peace,
00:09:27.60\00:09:28.50
if not you, then
surely somebody you know.
00:09:28.53\00:09:30.67
How to experience
God's peace in your life?
00:09:30.70\00:09:33.54
Receive today's free
offer, "Peace on Earth,"
00:09:33.57\00:09:36.20
and answer that question.
00:09:36.24\00:09:37.74
Just call 800-253-3000
00:09:37.77\00:09:40.61
or visit us
online at iiwoffer.com.
00:09:40.64\00:09:44.31
Receive "Peace on Earth."
00:09:44.35\00:09:46.25
Call us, 800-253-3000
00:09:46.28\00:09:49.52
or visit us at iiwoffer.com.
00:09:49.55\00:09:52.59
>>Girl: My mom woke up at
11:45 and she smelled smoke.
00:09:53.46\00:09:58.46
>>Man: About maybe
1:30 in the morning the, uh,
00:09:58.49\00:10:02.63
my wife got a phone call
and I could hear the voice
00:10:02.66\00:10:05.77
on the other end of the
line and she was basically,
00:10:05.80\00:10:08.50
uh, screaming,
there's a fire, it's massive,
00:10:08.54\00:10:11.74
it's headed your way,
00:10:11.77\00:10:12.67
you need to get
out and get out now.
00:10:12.71\00:10:15.04
>>Woman: After I hear
fire, I hear in the background,
00:10:15.08\00:10:18.38
the fire is
just four blocks away
00:10:18.41\00:10:19.81
from your house and I panicked.
00:10:19.85\00:10:21.68
We started praying, our
prayers didn't last long.
00:10:21.72\00:10:25.35
They were desperate,
they were, they were rushed,
00:10:25.39\00:10:29.06
there was a need, it was urgent.
00:10:29.09\00:10:30.76
It was very, very urgent.
00:10:30.79\00:10:31.96
I said, please,
save my children.
00:10:31.99\00:10:35.00
¤[Helpless music]¤
00:10:35.03\00:10:38.10
>>John: Where was God
when the fires burned?
00:10:38.13\00:10:39.50
Where was God
as people suffered?
00:10:39.53\00:10:41.54
Where was God
while people were dying?
00:10:41.57\00:10:44.07
Where was God in the
midst of the devastation?
00:10:44.11\00:10:46.74
¤[Music and sound
of fire crackling]¤
00:10:46.78\00:10:52.38
Thanks for joining me
today on It Is Written.
00:10:53.31\00:10:56.28
Camp Hope was the name
given to the tent community
00:10:56.32\00:10:59.95
set up for the relatives
of the 33 Chilean miners
00:11:00.06\00:11:03.89
who were trapped underground,
2,300 feet underground,
00:11:03.93\00:11:07.96
in a copper and gold mine
00:11:07.96\00:11:09.20
after a collapse in
the mine in August of 2010.
00:11:09.23\00:11:13.67
Volunteers and the media
also gathered at Camp Hope.
00:11:13.70\00:11:17.74
After receiving a note
that proved that the 33 miners
00:11:17.77\00:11:20.08
were alive in a shelter deep
below the surface of the earth,
00:11:20.11\00:11:24.38
rescuers designed a
plan to bring the men
00:11:24.41\00:11:27.12
up to the surface one by one.
00:11:27.15\00:11:30.42
In the meantime, a
pastor, Carlos Parra,
00:11:30.45\00:11:32.85
who pastored the Seventh-day
Adventist congregation,
00:11:32.89\00:11:35.72
understood that the men
needed spiritual support
00:11:35.76\00:11:38.06
and so he searched for 33
Bibles small enough to fit
00:11:38.09\00:11:42.20
into a probe and he had
them delivered to the men,
00:11:42.23\00:11:45.77
highlighting special
promises for the miners to read.
00:11:45.80\00:11:49.07
Now, this is what we can do.
00:11:49.10\00:11:50.14
This is exactly
what you and I can do.
00:11:50.17\00:11:52.81
In moments of
discouragement and darkness,
00:11:52.84\00:11:55.44
we can go to the Bible.
00:11:55.48\00:11:58.38
And in the Bible we
find hope and assurance.
00:11:58.41\00:12:01.28
The first promise Pastor
Parra assigned them to read
00:12:01.32\00:12:03.62
was Psalm 103, verse 4,
00:12:03.65\00:12:06.72
“Who redeems your
life from destruction,
00:12:06.76\00:12:10.16
who crowns you
with lovingkindness
00:12:10.19\00:12:12.56
and tender mercies.”
00:12:12.59\00:12:13.76
And so every day Pastor Carlos
Parra would share promises
00:12:13.80\00:12:17.63
for the trapped miners
to read from the Holy Book.
00:12:17.67\00:12:21.67
They'd be sent down
2,300 feet underground
00:12:21.70\00:12:24.97
in that special probe.
00:12:25.01\00:12:27.18
Many people,
many religious groups,
00:12:27.21\00:12:29.04
came together to help
these families and Pastor Parra
00:12:29.08\00:12:32.31
became a virtual chaplain
to the miners underground
00:12:32.35\00:12:35.28
and to the families above.
00:12:35.32\00:12:38.32
Six men were chosen to descend
into the heart of the earth
00:12:38.35\00:12:42.62
and help the miners
out back to the surface.
00:12:42.66\00:12:47.00
Imagine
volunteering for that job.
00:12:47.03\00:12:49.30
It was a huge risk.
00:12:49.33\00:12:51.87
Not only did the six
men risk their lives,
00:12:51.90\00:12:54.67
they did it of
their own free will
00:12:54.70\00:12:58.24
and out of love
for their fellow man.
00:12:58.27\00:13:01.38
No one forced them to descend
to the depths of the earth.
00:13:01.41\00:13:04.18
It was duty that called
them to be more than spectators.
00:13:04.21\00:13:08.08
And sometimes duty
also calls us to do a,
00:13:08.12\00:13:11.55
a little more than to pray
for those who suffer around us.
00:13:11.59\00:13:16.89
Sometimes we have to go
in search of the lost sheep.
00:13:16.93\00:13:20.26
Sometimes you
have to participate
00:13:20.30\00:13:21.56
in the rescue of
those who need it most.
00:13:21.60\00:13:24.00
Just as Jesus
came to our rescue,
00:13:24.03\00:13:26.53
as is written in
John 15 and verse 13,
00:13:26.57\00:13:29.34
“Greater love
has no one than this,
00:13:29.37\00:13:32.11
than to lay down
one's life for his friends.”
00:13:32.14\00:13:35.41
So I ask you,
00:13:35.44\00:13:37.98
what are you willing
to do for your lost child?
00:13:38.01\00:13:41.32
What are you
willing to sacrifice
00:13:41.35\00:13:43.52
for your sick father or mother?
00:13:43.55\00:13:46.45
Maybe you need to spend
more time with your family.
00:13:46.49\00:13:49.96
Maybe it's
necessary to seek counseling
00:13:49.99\00:13:52.26
to save your marriage.
00:13:52.29\00:13:54.56
It might be required
for you to stay up all night
00:13:54.60\00:13:56.93
to take care of
your sick family member.
00:13:56.97\00:13:58.97
You may have
cook some extra food
00:13:59.00\00:14:00.37
to help out your neighbor
who lost his or her job.
00:14:00.40\00:14:03.64
Maybe that you should ask
for help on behalf of the person
00:14:03.67\00:14:07.41
who can't speak out
because she's afraid.
00:14:07.44\00:14:10.45
There are many ways in which
you can get involved in bringing
00:14:10.48\00:14:12.91
relief to someone who's going
through a difficult moment.
00:14:12.95\00:14:16.58
And Jesus will say
this when He returns,
00:14:16.62\00:14:19.55
“I was hungry
and you gave Me food;
00:14:19.59\00:14:22.89
I was thirsty and
you gave Me drink;
00:14:22.92\00:14:26.19
I was a stranger
and you took Me in.
00:14:26.23\00:14:29.60
I was naked and you clothed Me;
I was sick and you visited Me;
00:14:29.63\00:14:33.87
I was in prison
and you came to Me.
00:14:33.90\00:14:36.60
Then the righteousness
will answer Him, saying,
00:14:36.64\00:14:38.74
‘Lord, when did we see
You hungry and feed You,
00:14:38.77\00:14:42.71
or thirsty and give You drink?
00:14:42.74\00:14:45.25
When did we see You a
stranger and take You in,
00:14:45.28\00:14:47.62
or naked and clothe You?
00:14:47.65\00:14:49.98
Or when did we see
You sick, or in prison,
00:14:50.02\00:14:51.85
and come to You?'
00:14:51.89\00:14:53.79
And the King will
answer and say to them,
00:14:53.82\00:14:57.03
‘Assuredly I say to you,
00:14:57.06\00:15:00.16
inasmuch as you did
it to one of the least
00:15:00.20\00:15:03.40
of these My
brethren, you did it to Me.'”
00:15:03.43\00:15:08.34
Remember
something, an act of kindness
00:15:08.37\00:15:11.64
is much more valuable in
the vast majority of cases
00:15:11.67\00:15:16.88
than the most
eloquent or powerful sermon.
00:15:16.91\00:15:20.55
And you and I have
been called to be the hands
00:15:20.58\00:15:22.12
and the feet of Jesus,
00:15:22.15\00:15:23.35
bringing love and encouragement
to people who need it most.
00:15:23.39\00:15:25.69
And make sure you don't miss
the opportunities brought to you
00:15:25.72\00:15:29.32
by God to present to
others the love of Jesus.
00:15:29.36\00:15:35.20
Days turned into weeks,
the weeks turned into months,
00:15:35.23\00:15:39.50
69 days and the men were
still trapped underground.
00:15:39.53\00:15:45.87
Around the world, people had
their eyes glued to TV screens
00:15:45.91\00:15:48.84
following the
progress of the rescue.
00:15:48.88\00:15:50.85
Ultimately, millions of people
witnessed what could be called
00:15:50.88\00:15:55.32
the most incredible
mining rescue in history.
00:15:55.35\00:15:59.89
One by one the miners
came out of the ground.
00:15:59.92\00:16:02.59
First, Florencio Avalos, second,
Mario Sepulveda who brought
00:16:02.62\00:16:07.40
stones from underground in a bag
00:16:07.40\00:16:09.26
and began to
distribute them as souvenirs.
00:16:09.30\00:16:12.17
Third, Juan Andres Llanez,
00:16:12.20\00:16:15.64
fourth, Carlos Mamani,
00:16:15.67\00:16:17.11
until the hours of the
day passed until the last man,
00:16:17.14\00:16:20.44
Luis Urzua, was received.
00:16:20.48\00:16:23.71
As each miner
emerged, tears of joy flowed,
00:16:23.75\00:16:27.05
shouts of
celebration were heard.
00:16:27.08\00:16:29.52
The first reaction of,
of several of the miners
00:16:29.55\00:16:31.52
as they reached the surface
was to kneel down and thank God
00:16:31.55\00:16:34.72
for a new opportunity of life
00:16:34.76\00:16:36.86
and for reuniting
them with their families.
00:16:36.89\00:16:40.43
Can you imagine how
Heaven celebrates when a person
00:16:40.46\00:16:43.93
surrenders his or
her life to Jesus.
00:16:43.97\00:16:47.64
It says this, I
want to read it to you,
00:16:47.67\00:16:49.57
in the gospel of
Luke 15 and verse 7:
00:16:49.60\00:16:54.28
“I say to you that
likewise there will be more joy
00:16:54.31\00:16:57.45
in heaven over
one sinner who repents
00:16:57.48\00:17:00.82
than over
ninety-nine just persons
00:17:00.85\00:17:02.75
who need no repentance.”
00:17:02.78\00:17:05.35
When a person surrenders
to Jesus, Heaven rejoices.
00:17:05.39\00:17:09.62
Heaven says, it was
worth Jesus leaving Heaven
00:17:09.66\00:17:13.50
to go to the earth for you.
00:17:13.53\00:17:15.63
Now the cost of
rescuing those miners was huge.
00:17:15.66\00:17:18.97
Twenty-two million dollars.
00:17:19.00\00:17:21.44
But your rescue
costs Heaven much more.
00:17:21.47\00:17:24.51
First Peter 1:18
gives us a total value:
00:17:24.54\00:17:28.01
“Knowing that
you are not redeemed
00:17:28.04\00:17:29.61
with corruptible
things, like silver or gold...
00:17:29.64\00:17:32.55
but with the
precious blood of Christ,
00:17:32.58\00:17:35.05
as of a lamb without
blemish and without spot.”
00:17:35.08\00:17:38.92
Heaven gave up its most precious
treasure for your salvation.
00:17:38.95\00:17:42.16
Heaven emptied itself for you.
00:17:42.19\00:17:44.09
It gave up everything for
that loved one who suffers.
00:17:44.13\00:17:48.30
It gave up everything for that
prodigal son who left the home.
00:17:48.33\00:17:52.30
And if God gave
all that and more,
00:17:52.33\00:17:53.90
won't He care for you;
His most valued possession?
00:17:53.94\00:17:59.84
How could God forget about you?
00:17:59.87\00:18:03.75
How could He stop
listening to your prayer?
00:18:03.78\00:18:07.15
Don't be discouraged.
00:18:07.18\00:18:08.85
Wait on the Lord.
00:18:08.88\00:18:11.42
Trust in Him.
00:18:11.45\00:18:13.19
Keep praying.
00:18:13.22\00:18:15.59
I'll be back in just a moment.
00:18:15.62\00:18:17.73
¤[Music]¤
00:18:17.76\00:18:25.37
We live in a world where
there is very little peace and
00:18:26.43\00:18:29.07
too many of us are experiencing
lives without peace.
00:18:29.10\00:18:31.74
If not you, then
surely somebody you know.
00:18:31.77\00:18:34.64
How to experience
God's peace in your life,
00:18:34.68\00:18:37.08
receive today's free offer,
00:18:37.11\00:18:38.85
"Peace on Earth"
00:18:38.88\00:18:39.75
and answer that question.
00:18:39.78\00:18:41.28
Just call 800-253-3000
00:18:41.32\00:18:44.15
or visit us
online at iiwoffer.com.
00:18:44.19\00:18:47.86
Receive "Peace on Earth"
00:18:47.89\00:18:49.79
call us, 800-253-3000
00:18:49.82\00:18:53.03
or visit us at iiwoffer.com.
00:18:53.06\00:18:56.33
Thank you for remembering
that It Is Written exists
00:18:56.36\00:18:58.90
because of the kindness
of people just like you.
00:18:58.93\00:19:01.84
To support this international,
life-changing ministry,
00:19:01.87\00:19:05.07
please call us
now at 800-253-3000.
00:19:05.11\00:19:09.34
You can send your
tax deductible gift
00:19:09.38\00:19:10.81
to the address on your screen
or you can visit us online at
00:19:10.85\00:19:14.18
itiswritten.com.
00:19:14.22\00:19:16.12
Thank you for your prayers
and for your financial support.
00:19:16.15\00:19:18.95
Our number again is 800-253-3000
00:19:18.99\00:19:23.06
or you can visit us
online at itiswritten.com.
00:19:23.09\00:19:26.23
Thanks for joining
me on It Is Written.
00:19:27.66\00:19:29.13
Have you ever
wondered where Jesus is now,
00:19:29.16\00:19:32.53
what Jesus is doing?
00:19:32.57\00:19:34.57
Have you ever
wondered what Jesus is doing
00:19:34.60\00:19:36.10
while people struggle
with pain and misfortune
00:19:36.14\00:19:38.44
and sickness and death?
00:19:38.47\00:19:41.58
Well, listen to this.
00:19:41.61\00:19:43.14
As soon as our first
parents were kidnapped
00:19:43.18\00:19:44.85
and deceived by
the father of lies,
00:19:44.88\00:19:47.98
humanity was buried
in a hole much deeper
00:19:48.02\00:19:50.49
than the one in which the
33 miners find themselves.
00:19:50.52\00:19:53.82
We lost our home,
we lost our health,
00:19:53.86\00:19:55.46
we lost our happiness.
00:19:55.49\00:19:57.43
We lost our eternal life.
00:19:57.46\00:19:59.79
We lost our immortality
00:19:59.83\00:20:01.70
by listening to
the lies of the devil.
00:20:01.73\00:20:04.40
He said that we wouldn't
die if we disobeyed God.
00:20:04.43\00:20:08.47
But as soon as
we were condemned,
00:20:08.50\00:20:10.47
the Father, the
Son, and the Holy Spirit
00:20:10.51\00:20:14.44
established Camp Hope,
00:20:14.48\00:20:17.61
the heavenly sanctuary,
from where the greatest rescue
00:20:17.65\00:20:21.18
of all time is in
operation seeking to save
00:20:21.22\00:20:24.12
every person who's
lived on this planet.
00:20:24.15\00:20:26.99
So, whoever believes
in Him should not perish,
00:20:27.02\00:20:30.03
but have everlasting life.
00:20:30.06\00:20:31.89
Jesus is now in
the heavenly sanctuary
00:20:31.93\00:20:34.96
and when you and I, from the
bottom of the abyss of despair
00:20:35.00\00:20:37.43
and anguish cry for help,
00:20:37.47\00:20:39.33
He's there to comfort us,
00:20:39.37\00:20:40.94
to give us hope
and help at all times.
00:20:40.97\00:20:44.54
When in desperation
we cry out for a miracle,
00:20:44.57\00:20:47.14
He pours out all of
the resources of Heaven
00:20:47.18\00:20:49.21
so that we can endure as
we wait for our final rescue.
00:20:49.24\00:20:54.05
That's why our safety is
in Jesus and what He can do
00:20:54.08\00:20:56.92
and is doing from up
there to finalize the rescue
00:20:56.95\00:21:01.96
its what the Scriptures say.
00:21:01.99\00:21:03.96
There's an entire book in
the Bible that talks about it.
00:21:03.99\00:21:07.10
I want to read to you
from the fourth chapter
00:21:07.13\00:21:09.80
of the Book of
Hebrews starting in verse 15.
00:21:09.83\00:21:13.80
“For we do not have a
High Priest who cannot
00:21:13.84\00:21:16.24
sympathize with our weaknesses,
00:21:16.27\00:21:18.24
but was in all
points tempted as we are,
00:21:18.27\00:21:21.78
yet without sin.
00:21:21.81\00:21:24.15
Let us therefore come
boldly to the throne of grace,
00:21:24.18\00:21:28.05
that we may obtain
mercy and find grace
00:21:28.08\00:21:31.25
to help in time of need.”
00:21:31.29\00:21:34.09
God's not unaware of our needs.
00:21:34.12\00:21:37.76
God's in Camp Hope seeking
for ways to help us daily,
00:21:37.79\00:21:41.50
moment by moment, providing
encouragement and assurance,
00:21:41.53\00:21:46.00
and the promise that
things are going to end okay.
00:21:46.03\00:21:49.07
Just a little
more. Just a little more.
00:21:49.10\00:21:52.27
And soon this time of
pain and death and separation
00:21:52.31\00:21:55.24
and anguish
will be over forever.
00:21:55.28\00:21:58.95
God saw that we were in trouble.
00:21:58.98\00:22:00.95
He knew there's no human
solution available to any of us.
00:22:00.98\00:22:05.19
In the same way that
a specialist was sent
00:22:05.22\00:22:07.42
to the 33 men to help
them into the rescue capsule,
00:22:07.46\00:22:10.63
Jesus encapsulated Himself;
He became like one of us.
00:22:10.66\00:22:14.73
He left His glory.
00:22:14.76\00:22:16.00
He descended to the depths of
darkness in this lonely planet
00:22:16.03\00:22:18.77
to show us the way
back to eternal life,
00:22:18.80\00:22:21.84
to our heavenly home.
00:22:21.87\00:22:24.17
This operation didn't
cost a million dollars
00:22:24.21\00:22:26.07
or ten million dollars or
twenty-two million dollars.
00:22:26.11\00:22:29.38
A much higher price
was paid so that you and I
00:22:29.41\00:22:33.62
could live forever and not die.
00:22:33.65\00:22:37.65
Now think of
this, now think of this,
00:22:37.69\00:22:43.02
what if, I'm going to
suggest something to you,
00:22:43.06\00:22:46.73
what if one of the
miners after that complicated,
00:22:46.76\00:22:53.03
expensive rescue operation
decided to stay down there
00:22:53.07\00:22:58.57
701 meters, 2,300 feet,
00:22:58.61\00:23:02.31
two Empire State Buildings
high or low, under the ground?
00:23:02.34\00:23:07.98
What would the world think
00:23:08.02\00:23:09.28
if somebody made a
decision like that?
00:23:09.32\00:23:10.99
I think the world would
think he had lost his mind.
00:23:11.02\00:23:14.99
We would know that
there was something
00:23:15.02\00:23:17.89
awfully wrong with that man.
00:23:17.93\00:23:22.00
But sadly, tragically, that's
what many people are doing today
00:23:22.03\00:23:26.63
with the rescue
Jesus offers them.
00:23:26.67\00:23:29.40
They've become too
acquainted with the darkness.
00:23:29.44\00:23:31.87
They say, the
darkness is good enough for me.
00:23:31.91\00:23:34.74
They prefer to be
buried in the abyss of sin,
00:23:34.78\00:23:37.48
while there
awaits a better world.
00:23:37.51\00:23:41.48
When the last miner
was rescued in that cold,
00:23:41.52\00:23:44.39
long night in the desert, people
all around the world rejoiced.
00:23:44.42\00:23:49.89
Millions.
00:23:49.92\00:23:50.89
In fact, it was said
one billion people watched,
00:23:50.93\00:23:53.26
many of them celebrating
00:23:53.29\00:23:54.56
in front of the TV
or computer screen.
00:23:54.60\00:23:57.87
It was over.
00:23:57.90\00:24:00.10
The operation came to an end and
Camp Hope was finally closed.
00:24:00.14\00:24:04.11
Those 33 men?
00:24:04.14\00:24:06.11
They returned to their homes.
00:24:06.14\00:24:08.74
In the same way,
00:24:08.78\00:24:09.81
when the gospel reaches
every person in the world,
00:24:09.84\00:24:11.91
everyone's had the
opportunity to accept
00:24:11.95\00:24:13.78
or reject the
salvation offered by Jesus,
00:24:13.82\00:24:18.72
the largest and
costliest rescue operation
00:24:18.75\00:24:21.22
in the universe will be over,
00:24:21.26\00:24:22.96
and Jesus will forever
close Camp Hope, and will
00:24:22.99\00:24:29.00
come to earth with billions
of angels to take us home.
00:24:29.03\00:24:33.27
We'll live with Him forever.
00:24:33.30\00:24:35.57
That's your destiny and mine.
00:24:35.60\00:24:38.11
Don't allow the
devil to continue stealing
00:24:38.14\00:24:40.41
more than he's already taken.
00:24:40.44\00:24:42.74
Maybe he's stolen your health.
00:24:42.78\00:24:44.21
Maybe he's taken your happiness.
00:24:44.25\00:24:46.41
Maybe he has your loved ones.
00:24:46.45\00:24:49.25
We've lost everything
by listening to his voice.
00:24:49.28\00:24:54.06
But we'll gain everything by
listening to the voice of Jesus,
00:24:54.09\00:25:00.06
Who will restore
everything back to us.
00:25:00.10\00:25:03.93
I want to ask
you, where are you now?
00:25:03.97\00:25:08.67
Do you feel trapped by problems
that seem to have no solution?
00:25:08.70\00:25:13.14
Or are you a
concerned family member
00:25:13.17\00:25:15.28
waiting for the miraculous
rescue of a loved one?
00:25:15.31\00:25:18.78
Are you the one who
needs to be rescued?
00:25:18.81\00:25:21.52
Maybe you need to lend
someone a hand right now,
00:25:21.55\00:25:24.25
or maybe you need
someone to lend you a hand.
00:25:24.29\00:25:28.02
Perhaps you've ignored God's
voice in the past and now you
00:25:28.06\00:25:30.49
find yourself trapped
in a pit with no way out.
00:25:30.53\00:25:32.93
You realize that you
need God's powerful hand.
00:25:32.96\00:25:36.53
It's you I'm addressing.
00:25:36.56\00:25:38.40
Look up to the only place and
the only One who can rescue you.
00:25:38.43\00:25:41.84
There's no other.
00:25:41.87\00:25:43.74
There's no other way out.
00:25:43.77\00:25:45.71
If you think there's no
solution to your problem,
00:25:45.74\00:25:47.74
think of the empty tomb,
00:25:47.78\00:25:49.44
because if God was
able to overcome death,
00:25:49.48\00:25:52.75
He can also overcome the
daily problems in your life.
00:25:52.78\00:25:56.58
Today is a decisive day.
00:25:56.62\00:25:58.69
Today is the day of rescue.
00:25:58.72\00:26:01.19
Today is the day
of your salvation.
00:26:01.22\00:26:03.66
You can take a
step of faith now.
00:26:03.69\00:26:06.56
Ask yourself if you
want to continue in a pit
00:26:06.59\00:26:09.66
or if you'll enter the
capsule that will take you
00:26:09.70\00:26:11.83
from the depths to
a new life with Jesus.
00:26:11.87\00:26:16.77
Are going to allow
Christ to rescue you.
00:26:16.81\00:26:19.07
Are you willing to
accept the sacrifice
00:26:19.11\00:26:21.21
made by Jesus on the cross?
00:26:21.24\00:26:24.71
I don't want to be alarmist,
00:26:24.75\00:26:25.85
but this could
be your last chance.
00:26:25.88\00:26:28.15
Don't overlook it.
00:26:28.18\00:26:30.05
If at this moment
you're willing to say,
00:26:30.09\00:26:32.09
"Yes, I want to be rescued,"
then open up your heart to God.
00:26:32.12\00:26:36.29
If right now you recognize the
seriousness of your situation,
00:26:36.32\00:26:40.20
that God's not the
center of your life,
00:26:40.23\00:26:42.80
let's change that now, shall we?
00:26:42.83\00:26:44.40
It just takes a decision.
00:26:44.43\00:26:46.20
Oh, you say,
"I'm not good enough."
00:26:46.23\00:26:48.24
No, that's true.
00:26:48.27\00:26:49.10
There's no one
who's good enough,
00:26:49.14\00:26:50.34
only God.
00:26:50.37\00:26:51.84
You say, "I'm not deserving."
00:26:51.87\00:26:53.44
Well, well, of
course you are not.
00:26:53.48\00:26:54.78
There's no one who
deserves salvation.
00:26:54.81\00:26:58.05
Jesus didn't die for
people who deserve to be saved.
00:26:58.08\00:27:01.62
He died for people who
are in a desperate situation
00:27:01.65\00:27:03.65
and just
couldn't save themselves.
00:27:03.69\00:27:06.79
You say, "God
wouldn't forgive me."
00:27:06.82\00:27:09.12
Oh, come on.
00:27:09.16\00:27:10.06
You're forgetting
all the case stories
00:27:10.09\00:27:12.49
all the way through the Bible,
00:27:12.53\00:27:14.40
of sinful people
that God forgave.
00:27:14.46\00:27:18.50
Jesus came to seek and
to save those who were lost.
00:27:18.53\00:27:23.07
Christ died for our sins.
00:27:23.10\00:27:26.88
So what are you going to do?
00:27:26.91\00:27:29.28
Stay because you choose to,
00:27:29.31\00:27:32.15
2,300 feet below the
surface of the earth,
00:27:32.18\00:27:36.32
and refuse to come out?
00:27:36.35\00:27:39.15
Friend, Jesus died for
you so you could live forever.
00:27:39.19\00:27:41.52
Jesus died for you
so that before eternity
00:27:41.56\00:27:44.69
you can have hope in this life,
00:27:44.73\00:27:45.93
you can live with
dignity and confidence.
00:27:45.96\00:27:49.43
You can live knowing
that you are a child of God.
00:27:49.46\00:27:53.23
If you'd like to
be a child of God,
00:27:53.27\00:27:54.57
I'm going to pray
for you in just a moment,
00:27:54.60\00:27:55.94
but right now if you can
open your heart up to God
00:27:55.97\00:27:58.74
and say "Yes,
that's what I want,"
00:27:58.77\00:28:03.45
and you can live with
hope in this world and then,
00:28:03.48\00:28:06.18
beyond this world,
in the world to come.
00:28:06.21\00:28:10.09
Our Father in
Heaven, we're thankful
00:28:11.39\00:28:13.09
that You set up
Camp Hope in Heaven
00:28:13.12\00:28:16.29
so that from
there You could launch
00:28:16.32\00:28:17.93
the most
incredible rescue mission
00:28:17.96\00:28:19.63
in the history of the cosmos.
00:28:19.66\00:28:21.36
And Lord today we
want to be rescued.
00:28:21.40\00:28:23.43
I pray for each one now,
00:28:23.47\00:28:26.70
someone living
without confidence,
00:28:26.74\00:28:28.37
someone living in desperation,
00:28:28.40\00:28:30.17
someone filled with anxiety,
00:28:30.21\00:28:31.64
someone far from You,
00:28:31.67\00:28:33.41
but now we say,
"we want to come home."
00:28:33.44\00:28:36.78
We admit we can't
turn our own lives around.
00:28:36.81\00:28:38.88
We say, "God,
00:28:38.91\00:28:40.18
You must turn our lives around
because that's what You do."
00:28:40.22\00:28:42.68
So, Lord would
You do that right now?
00:28:42.72\00:28:45.65
Well, let me change that.
00:28:45.69\00:28:48.32
Lord, thank You for doing that
and we believe You've done so.
00:28:48.36\00:28:54.50
So now, friend,
claim new life in Jesus.
00:28:54.56\00:28:57.13
Invite Him into your heart.
00:28:57.17\00:28:58.53
Believe that He comes in.
00:28:58.57\00:29:00.14
Believe that He
forgives your sins
00:29:00.17\00:29:01.54
because you confess them to Him.
00:29:01.57\00:29:03.67
Believe that
everlasting life is yours
00:29:03.71\00:29:05.57
and now we live in
connection with God.
00:29:05.61\00:29:09.01
Father, we thank You
for the hope that we have.
00:29:09.04\00:29:11.25
We thank You that You are
the greatest rescuer of all
00:29:11.28\00:29:13.95
and we pray in Jesus' name,
00:29:13.98\00:29:17.25
Amen.
00:29:17.29\00:29:18.95
Thank you so
much for joining me.
00:29:18.99\00:29:20.36
I'm looking forward to
seeing you again next time.
00:29:20.39\00:29:22.12
Until then, remember,
00:29:22.16\00:29:23.96
"It is written,
00:29:23.99\00:29:25.39
man shall not
live by bread alone,
00:29:25.43\00:29:27.30
but by every word that
proceeds from the mouth of God."
00:29:27.30\00:29:31.13
¤[Theme Music]¤
00:29:31.17\00:29:46.18