This is what the road looks like near our Cabin. it appears wherever a culvert was, the flooding created this. i think there are 4 or 5 of these types of ‘holes’ on the road to our property. (can i even call it a hole? wish the photo could really show how massive it really is.)
Temporary access passes have been given to residents only. So that we can wind our way around on roads rarely traveled-it’s a long way in, a hard way in. a windy and rough way in.
There is this company that rents out temporary bridges for situations like this. Our state is FULL of these holes, as well as roads completely gone-taken over by the river. The governor has given the go to have these installed in Colorado. Which roads will receive them is unknown to me-i’m not holding my breath for our county road-but we’ll see. an 80-foot, two-lane bridge would probably cost $60,000 to $70,000 annually, and can be erected in 4 days.
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and so i was thinking about this as i read Matthew chapter 3 and Isaiah chapter 40:
John’s calling out-make way for the king. Fill the pot holes, smooth out the road. Spiritually speaking-it’s repenting of the sin that so easily entangles me. But i work to turn the other way, to walk away from the sin, yet again and again and again, selfishness, ugliness, on and on and on the list can go in the course of just a few minutes.
it’s just as massive and impossible job for me to repair too. The bridges of ‘good behavior’ i may construct are only temporary. do i grasp that? for all my righteous acts are as filthy rags. i can never make it.
He bridges the gap for me. and makes Himself accessible.
the promise isn’t for the road to my cabin….so much as it’s for the caverns sin carves out in my heart. His bridge took a few hours to complete. in an instant He declared; “It is Finished.” That separating curtain tore from top to bottom.
and i have been invited to come and approach The Kings Throne……
He’s the King, i tell you, and He has provided.
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