Necessary Intercession

Think of a great river banked on each side with cragged cliffs and rocky caverns.  The river itself is one raging rapid after another.  In every way the river is uncrossable: too deep and too wide to swim or traverse.  Add to this that the river extends in this manner indefinitely; the is no end nor beginning.  Furthermore, only one side of the river possesses the necessary resources for crossing the waterway.

This is an analogy for the canyon that exists between God and humanity caused by the destructive, separating force of sin.  The distance between sinful humanity and the Holy Lord Almighty is so great and sin has so perversely inflicted mankind that only by an act of God could the unscalable gap be overcome.  Enter Jesus.

He is the bridge.  By His life of perfect obedience, His humiliating death upon the cross, and His resurrection to life Jesus made a way of salvation, of redemption, and of removing the great separating wall of sin.  Jesus is the intercessor, the bridge, the intermediary between God and man.  This forms the very bedrock of faith; it is the heart of the Christian message.  Let us then always praise God that He did not leave us stranded but in His rich mercy bestowed His grace upon us so that we might be restored to Him!  Amen!  Thank You, Lord!