Area residents first spotted the bear with the red jar on its head on June 3, 2013. The bear eluded the local game wardens, but Jurbala and three other local residents, using a rope and a flashlight, kept pursuing the bear. "You knew where he was," Jurbala said, "because you could hear him banging into things."

 

As the bear lumbered through the darkness, bashing into trees and rocks, the rescue team finally cornered him in a resident's backyard, where it ended up falling into a pool a couple of times. Eventually, they wrangled the animal into a position where another rescuer named Jody Boyle yanked the jar off his head.

 

"The evil deeds of a wicked man ensnare him; the cords of his sin hold him fast."  Proverbs 5:22

 

There are a number of problems with sin and sinful addiction, but I believe the biggest issue for many people is that once they get themselves into a life of sin, it's next to impossible to get themselves out.  Ask any addict, and they will quickly tell you that their addiction holds them fast.  We simply MUST have someone there to get us out of the mess that we are in when we're ensnared by the sins that do so easily beset us.

 

God has promised to set us free from these things, but we must be willing to allow it to happen.  Just like this poor bear with the jar on his head, we can often bumble through life, wondering where we're headed if we're trapped in a life of sin.  God has a plan, but we must be willing to allow it to happen.

 

"Lord, thank-you for always being ready to set us free.  In Jesus name, amen!"

 

 

Have a great day and God bless!

 

 

 

Pastor Mike / The Open Word