Bridging the Gap

For a few years now my co-worker has made it a habit to share daily devotionals with me a couple of other co-workers. Every morning, without fail, there is a new message in my inbox from "Our Daily Bread Daily Devotional." I know I haven't written in a long time and this post is not merited to my own words. But they are great words to share nonetheless. I will be writing soon, as the pen has been calling (or shouting at me) to do so.

For today, please enjoy this daily devotional from Our Daily Bread Daily Devotional, July 21, 2010 by Joe Stowell.

When my kids were young, I thought they would be impressed with what few accomplishments I may have had—that they would read my books and be impressed by my speaking engagements. But then I discovered that they hadn’t read any of my books and had no idea where I had been on a speaking gig. When my oldest son finally read one of my books, he told me that the only reason he read it was so that I would stop telling people that my children have never read my books!

Let’s face it—for the most part, kids are not impressed with our accomplishments. So the only way to bridge the gap is to meet them where they are, to get into their world—like getting into a game of Chutes and Ladders or playing catch in the backyard.

Jesus did this with us. John said of Jesus, “the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory” (John 1:14). In other words, He stooped down to our level when He came to this earth, which led to His greatest accomplishment of all: bridging the gap between His world and ours once and for all. Only then could we begin to understand how worthy He is of our utmost adoration and praise!

Our Lord is worthy all our days
Of all our love and highest praise;
He died to take our sin and shame—
Oh, bless the Savior’s holy name! —Egner

Jesus bridged the gap between the infinite God and finite man.