YOU HAVE TO CROSS TO GET TO THE FATHER

Everyone knows that in order to get across a river you have to build a bridge to get across it. If you try without it you will fall. In our selfish ways we try to swim across thinking we can do it by ourselves. But sometimes the current can be to much and even the God with mercy throws us a life line in despite of ourselves. That life line is Jesus!
When Moses was at the sea!
EXODUS 14:21 And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the LORD caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided.22And the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea upon the dry ground: and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left.
The waters were parted and on dry ground they went across. God sets us up a pathway in our lives. We need to take heed and cross with out fear and doubt.
Luke 9:23 And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me
We need to forget about the walls around us and follow were Jesus leads.
MARK 1O:21 Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast,and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the CROSS, and follow me
Let's not worry about anything in our life nothing is more valuable than the cross. Let us take it up daily.
John 6:37 All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.
John 6:44 No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.
The only way to get to the our Father is to cross.
John 14:1 Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.
2In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
3And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.
I remember when I was a child me and my friend was riding our bikes having the time of our lives just going all over the place. We happen to go through some trails I ride across a hill going downward. My friend tries to tell me it was risky going down there and not to go. I would not listen so I take on off down the hill rolling down then all of the sudden I hit a rock. I fly off the bike as I look I can see a real shallow creek. As fell all I could think of was me falling in the creek I was real close to falling in. But there was a bridge that kept me from falling in that creek full of rocks. As I landed on the bridge I notice I landed in some mess. Being a horse trail you can guess what it was. But under the mess was the bridge.
We will land in some mess from time to time but the bridge is still there. Grace is still there. To keep us from falling in the shallow creeks in life. We can cross out all our worries all our fears.
We can cross out all our sins.
All we have to do is cross.
Come across to Jesus!
John 14:5-6
5Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way?
6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
Shall we Cross!!!!!

Written by Robert Davis
(I Stand by the Word)