By
David A. Sargent
Usually Arizona is associated with dry,
desert regions. But recent monsoon rains
have caused flashfloods in the area creating some emergency situations.
Twenty-five people including three children
and an infant were found stranded at what was normally a low water crossing in
Bear Canyon outside Tucson. Authorities
determined that a ladder rescue was the best option, so Ladder 7 of the Tucson
Fire Department was called out. The
ladder was lowered across the flooded creek and served as a bridge for crew
members to escort the stranded people to safety. *
Our sins leave us stranded with no hope and
in deadly peril (Romans 6:23). Our sins
separate us from God (Isaiah 59:1-2) and we are lost unless someone comes to
our rescue.
God loves us and doesn’t want anyone to
perish (2 Peter 3:9). So God sent His
one and only Son to rescue us (John 3:16).
In order to save us and to give us eternal life, Jesus had to give His life
for our sins (1 Peter 2:24).
Jesus is the Bridge to bring us to God and
to all of the spiritual blessings that He wants to give to us.
“For Christ died for sins once for all, the
righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God” (1 Peter 3:18 NIV).
Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth, and
the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me” (John 14:6).
To access the Bridge to God, we must place
our faith and trust in Jesus (Acts 16:30-31), turn from sin in repentance (Acts
17:30-31), confess Jesus before men (Romans 10:9-10), and be baptized
(immersed) into Christ for the forgiveness of sins (Acts 2:38). Then as we continue to walk in the light of
His Word, the blood that Jesus shed in His death continues to cleanse us from
all sin (1 John 1:7-9).
- David A. Sargent, minister for the Church of Christ at Creekwood
in Mobile, Alabama, is also the editor of an electronic devotional entitled
"Living Water." To learn more about this excellent resource
contact David via their website: http://www.creekwoodcc.org
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