31/08/2013
Two skydivers jump from a plane
at 15,000 feet. Both are
wearing parachutes. One of them
folds his arms, ignores the rip
cord, and says to himself: “I’m
perfectly safe because of my parachute.” He is still saying
these words as he hits the
ground at 160 kilometers per
hour. The other skydiver knows
he will be safe only if he actually
does something. He pulls the rip cord and lands safely. We may
know about the Christian faith.
We may respect Jesus and
agree that what he did on the
cross is the answer to our
deepest needs. But until we actually ask for his help and
commit our lives to him, it is like
falling with a closed parachute.
We need to take urgent action.
We need to pull the rip cord
while there is still time. The rip cord is this: “Whosoever calls
upon the name of the Lord shall
be saved.” (Romans 10,13)
There is nothing else we can do.
We cannot save ourselves – we
can only throw ourselves on what Jesus achieved for us on
the cross. He has done
everything that we need. Let’s
act on it, lest we jump to quick
conclusions. God bless you.
-Bamidele Adeniyi
