THE BRIDGE TO SAFETY

  

Imagine walking through the woods and coming to a river with no bridge. Your path was unsafe, and you needed to move quickly to the other side. Unfortunately, the river was too deep to wade through, and no canoe or boat was available to carry you across. Your only solution would be to find a bridge between the two banks. 

The above analogy is a possible scenario in our physical/natural world. It is also meant to illustrate the restoration of the relationship between man and God, his Creator. The Bible clearly shows that man has lost his relationship with God through sin. So, sin separated God from man; man desperately needs to return to God. God, in His love and mercy, sent His Son, Jesus Christ, to come and be the bridge man needs to bring him back to God.  

Dear reader, did you know that God loves you? He knew you while you were still in your mother’s womb before birth and called you to be His own. But do you also understand that you are a sinner? God knows every sin you’ve ever committed and will commit in the future. His holy and just nature demands that He punish you. Still, He loves you so much that He sent Christ to the cross in your place (see John 3:16). The Bible says: “He wants all men to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth” (1 Timothy 2:4). Jesus is the only way to get back to God; the Bible says He is the only mediator between God and man (see 1 Timothy 2:5), and that, “There is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved” (Acts 4:12).  

If you will believe in the name of the Lord Jesus, the Bible says you will be saved: “If you confess with your mouth, ‘Jesus is Lord’ and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved” (Romans 10:9). Don’t delay or procrastinate; this matter is urgent! Make this decision now, and let the peace from knowing the truth rule your heart. Here is the assurance you get when you believe in Jesus: “I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life” (1 John 5:13). The Apostle Paul explains it this way: “Therefore, there is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus” (Romans 8:1).   

The bridge is solid and steady; it will never collapse. Jesus will keep you safe in this life and in the future. No one can snatch you out of His hands (see John 10:28); He says all power in heaven and on earth has been given to Him (Matthew 28:18), and that is the truth!