Bridge series// When the bridge is out:
We’ve all heard the story of the man who jumps in front of cars waving frantically to try and stop drivers from crossing the approaching bridge and they pass him by thinking he has lost his marbles, only to find too late and much to their own horror that the bridge is out.
My mind goes back a few short months ago to Minneapolis to that horrific bridge collapse and what an awful feeling those drivers must have had as they realized they were falling.
When the bridge is out where do you turn? Which direction do you go? I liken the bridge to prayer and the Bible talks much about prayer and our faithfulness in prayer.
The Bible says if I regard iniquity in my heart that He won’t hear me. And that is when the bridge is out. That bridge of communication between my Lord and I. It is true that the Bible says in 1 John 1:9 “IF WE CONFESS OUR SINS, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and He will cleanse us from all unrighteousness. The key is confession but it must be from the heart and we must mean it which means I must be sincere if I expect God to forgive me and I must “go and sin no more.” These are the words of Jesus Himself as He spoke them to a woman one day. Some religious people brought her to Jesus and threw her down at His feet to see if He would condemn her. By the way, religious people are still doing that.
Every time some self righteous “Christian” throws up a past sin in a person’s face they are condemning that person to death. Every time a gossiping tongue talks about some weak brother or sister in a derogatory manner they are condemning that person to death. But when the sinner confesses and forsakes his sin, then he will find the bridge has been rebuilt.
Let us let God have His way in our lives and rebuild that all important bridge called prayer.
We’ve all heard the story of the man who jumps in front of cars waving frantically to try and stop drivers from crossing the approaching bridge and they pass him by thinking he has lost his marbles, only to find too late and much to their own horror that the bridge is out.
My mind goes back a few short months ago to Minneapolis to that horrific bridge collapse and what an awful feeling those drivers must have had as they realized they were falling.
When the bridge is out where do you turn? Which direction do you go? I liken the bridge to prayer and the Bible talks much about prayer and our faithfulness in prayer.
The Bible says if I regard iniquity in my heart that He won’t hear me. And that is when the bridge is out. That bridge of communication between my Lord and I. It is true that the Bible says in 1 John 1:9 “IF WE CONFESS OUR SINS, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and He will cleanse us from all unrighteousness. The key is confession but it must be from the heart and we must mean it which means I must be sincere if I expect God to forgive me and I must “go and sin no more.” These are the words of Jesus Himself as He spoke them to a woman one day. Some religious people brought her to Jesus and threw her down at His feet to see if He would condemn her. By the way, religious people are still doing that.
Every time some self righteous “Christian” throws up a past sin in a person’s face they are condemning that person to death. Every time a gossiping tongue talks about some weak brother or sister in a derogatory manner they are condemning that person to death. But when the sinner confesses and forsakes his sin, then he will find the bridge has been rebuilt.
Let us let God have His way in our lives and rebuild that all important bridge called prayer.
posted by Randall | 8:13 p.m.
2 Comments:
Good morning,
I am enjoying your series on bridges.
All I can say is thank God that He
is willing to forgive us when we cross the bridge to Him,and confess ous sins.
We know in our hearts that we are not
to repeat that sin again.Not that
we will be sin free,but we should
not keep doing the same thing over and over.
As for those Christians that think it is OK to keep throwing it up to us,they have to confess that sin to
God and go and sin no more.
C.M.
I remember this bridge we were in the line of cars that you see in this picture.
Everyone was in a big hurry to cross but we all had to wait .The reason the bridge was up was the boats on the river wanted to pass on there way up or down the river, we should all try to remember we are not the only one on the road and this road is not the only one but there is only one bridge….JESUS
When Jesus died….it was for everyone {you me and them }I think when people tend to keep remarking on someone else sins that they think …..I wouldn’t do this…I love GOD….if I keep reminding him maybe he won’t do it again…..being a good man {woman}
It is after all my place to get this man back on the right track…and in GOD’s good graces again…it’s my job.
His job….his job is not to bring my sin to anyone’s attention…not his mine or god’s
His job is not to judge….his job is NOT TO SIN HIMSELF……if he loves me & loves god….it is his job to………keep his big mouth shut.
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