Gerhard tells the following story:
God spoke to me about cars with big engines. V8s that roar and gobble up the road as they go. Such a car can easily tow anything from a trailer to a truck.
If you realize the power that the engine has, you will move mountains. Unfortunately, he is powerless unless he has the smallest component in his hand: the key.
If you don’t have the key, the car isn’t going anywhere. It doesn’t even roar when you step on the gas. It is silent.
In our lives, the key is that tiny mustard seed of faith. The love of Jesus is already there. But if the key, “faith”, is missing, you’re not going anywhere.
We do not realize how great and powerful the Holy Spirit is within us. If we have faith in God, nothing can stop us. Only I can stop myself if I don’t believe.
Doubt and lack of faith often act like a parking brake, preventing the car that is our life from taking on the world at full speed. And when we add our guilt for what we do wrong, we stop. We have the potential. We can achieve a lot in the world, but we fail because of lack of faith and guilt.
This is so unnecessary. We waste our time on things that Jesus has already taken care of for us. 20-21jJesus has cleared the way with the blood of his sacrifice, acting as our priest before God. The “curtain” in God’s presence is his body. 22So let’s do it, full of confidence, confident that we are presentable inside and out.
Do you want this clearer? Jesus is in control. When we accepted him as Savior, he became our brother. He defends us. He is on our side. He is our lawyer in heaven. When he defends us, he doesn’t say anything. He just raises his hands and when God sees that, He knows that Jesus already paid for our sin on the cross.
Why would we want to doubt this, and thus put the brakes on?
And the guilt? What a waste of time. Break your speed. it is unnecessary Yes, we all make mistakes and want to crucify ourselves for it. But why? Jesus has already been crucified. Why would we want to do it again?
As the kids say: There’s a cement special at the hardware store. Go and buy a bag of cement and build a bridge on it.
Yes, this could be what we need to do so that we can drive the car of our lives on it. Quick, so we can live life to the fullest and really make a difference with that bunch of gifts we have.
Holy Scripture
Hebrews 10:19-25
Reflection
How fast is the car of your life going?
Is lack of faith and guilt holding you back?
what can you do different?
Prayer
Father, thank you for Jesus’ death on the cross. I believe with all my heart that it is true and that it is more than enough. Please help me loosen the handbrake on my life, so I can move full speed ahead. Amen.