Let’s
say you are walking through the woods with some friends. You come to a clearing
and there in front of you is a raging river.
Just when you think you will
have to turn around and go back you spot a bridge about half a mile down the
bank of the river. You all walk down to the bridge and examine it. Will it hold
you? You believe it will hold you and so do others. They step onto the bridge
and start walking across it. Seeing them you now think it will hold your
weight, too. But are you really believing that bridge will hold you? You will
only truly believe that the bridge is capable of holding you up when you are
willing to take that step onto the bridge itself and trust it with your life.
It is the same way with Jesus. In your head you
can believe Jesus exists, was a good teacher, did miracles, even died on the
cross. But that is just knowing Him intellectually like some historical figure.
Jesus wants you to know Him personally. Jesus died on the cross and paid for
your sins in full. He became your ‘bridge’ to Heaven. You must trust Jesus
completely as your way to Heaven just like stepping on that bridge and
committing your life to it.
