In his book “God's Story, Your Story,” Max Lucado describes the devil this way: "The Greek word for devil is diabolos, which shares a root with the verb diaballein, which means 'to split.' The devil is a splitter, a divider, a wedge driver. He divided Adam and Eve from God in the garden, and has every intent on doing the same to you."
It got me thinking that while the devil is a wedge between us and God, Jesus is a bridge between us and God. Jesus said, "The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full" (John 10:10). Timothy wrote, “For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave Himself as a ransom for all” (I Timothy 2:5-6a). And Peter declared, "For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, in order to bring you to God" (1 Peter 3:18). That’s what a bridge does. It crosses a divide and brings us to the other side.
What, then, are the consequences of my daily decisions and actions? Are they a wedge between me and God or are they, like Christ, a bridge? Do they push me away from God or draw me closer? Do my daily choices build a bridge with my friends, neighbors, church community, and those across the political aisle or do they create a divide? Answering these questions will help all of us on our journey.
-- Rev. David T. Wilkinson, SOUND BITES Ministry™
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