原本只是像平常一樣搭纜車，沒想到竟變成空中驚魂記。在巴基斯坦的一處山谷，有8位乘客（包括數名學童）搭上纜車不久之後，兩條纜繩突然斷裂，導致這些乘客被懸掛在離地面200多公尺的高空中。緊張情勢使巴基斯坦軍方展開長達12小時的艱鉅救援行動，他們出動直升機、使用空中飛索並其他方式，營救這批乘客。

這些訓練有素的救難人員固然值得表揚，但若與耶穌完成的救贖大工相比，卻相形失色，因耶穌能將我們從罪惡和死亡中拯救出來。在基督降生前，有一位使者吩咐約瑟迎娶馬利亞，因馬利亞是「從聖靈懷了孕」（馬太福音1章18、20節）。這位使者還告訴約瑟，要將這孩子取名為耶穌，因「祂要將自己的百姓從罪惡裡救出來」（21節）。在公元一世紀「耶穌」是個常見的名字，但只有這個嬰孩才能成為你我的救主（路加福音2章30-32節）。耶穌基督的降世正合其時，為所有悔改並相信祂的人，確保並成就永恆的救恩。

我們都曾被困在罪惡與死亡的高空纜車裡，懸掛在永遠與上帝隔絕的山谷之上。然而，耶穌以慈愛與恩典來拯救我們，祂會帶我們平安歸回天父家中，讓我們來讚美祂！

What began as a normal cable car ride across a Pakistani valley turned into a frightful ordeal. Shortly after the ride began, two supporting cables snapped, leaving eight passengers—including school children—suspended hundreds of feet in the air. The situation sparked an arduous twelve-hour rescue operation by the Pakistani military, who used ziplines, helicopters, and more to rescue the passengers.

Those well-trained rescuers are to be commended, but their work pales in comparison to the eternal work of Jesus, whose mission was to save and rescue us from sin and death. Prior to Christ’s birth, an angel instructed Joseph to take Mary home because her pregnancy was from “the Holy Spirit” (Matthew 1:18, 20). Joseph was also told to name his son Jesus, because He would “save his people from their sins” (v. 21). Yet, while this name was common in the first century, only this child was qualified to be the Savior (Luke 2:30-32). Christ came at the right time to seal and secure the eternal salvation of all who repent and believe in Him.

We were all trapped in the cable car of sin and death, suspended over the valley of eternal separation from God. But in His love and grace, Jesus came to rescue us and bring us safely home to our heavenly Father. Praise Him!