What
is the significance of distance in our lives?
We know and understand that two
locations can separated by distance and the space between them can make connecting
the locations, convenient or very inconvenient. We know that some distances can barely be comprehended
because the distance is so vast, such as with the space between the sun and the
earth. There is also distance in other
places besides just physical domains. There can be distance in opinions, relationships,
friendships, political realms, different countries and millions of other
things.
At
times we need the distances to be spanned, the separations to be bridged and for
efforts to be made, to maintain our relationships,
heal our friendships or settle matters in the political, community and
religious worlds. Still sometimes the
space is too far and the brokenness in relationship too great, that the two sides
cannot be brought together and distance grows ever greater careening ever
towards the impossible.
So
what is the distance between a Holy God and someone without hope dead in their trespasses? It is an impossible distance to measure,
unfathomable to much less span. Yet this distance falls away in an instant
because of the great and extravagant love of God (Ephesians 2:4). We are not just united with God but inconceivably made
heirs of His for eternity. This all happens because of “His grace in His
kindness towards us in Christ Jesus” (Ephesians 2:7). An amazing distance is traveled and an
impossible connection is made for us, as truly free gift. Be thankful for the grace that saves you even
if we cannot truly comprehend the distance spanned.
“But
now in Christ Jesus you who were once far off have been brought near by the
blood of Christ”
(Ephesians 2:13 NKJV).
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