Bridge Builder

A bridge  must be strong enough to support its own weight as well as the people and vehicles that cross it.  It must also be able to resist natural forces, such as earthquakes, strong winds and climate changes.  Without bridges people would be greatly inconvenience, needing boats to cross waterways or being forced to travel long distances to traverse obstacles like canyons or ravines.  At the worst, without bridges, people would be more isolated from one another.

The greatest bridge builder known to the world was and is Jesus Christ.  When Christ stretched out his arms over the cross he bridged the chasm that separates sinful people from a holy God.  Through His blood our sins were forgiven and God’s justice appeased.

But just like an expansion bridge, contrary forces can threatened our access to God: unforgiveness, unconfessed sin and unclaimed promises can corrode the foundation of our faith.  Life has a way of crashing in on us.  That’s why Paul exhorts us to “continue in [our] faith, established and firm.”  Many times we are tempted to turn back before we reach the other side.  But Christ’s body and blood are strong enough to ensure our continued access to God.  No opposing force “will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Romans 8:39).