August 25, 2004

[Rev. Doc]

The Law

"Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them."
Matthew 5:17

A duck hunter was with a friend in the wide-open land of southeastern Georgia. Far away on the horizon he noticed a cloud of smoke. Soon he could hear crackling as the wind shifted. He realized the terrible truth; a brushfire was advancing, so fast they couldn't outrun it. Rifling through his pockets, he soon found what he was looking for--a book of matches. He lit a small fire around the two of them. Soon they were standing in a circle of blackened earth, waiting for the fire to come. They didn't have to wait long. They covered their mouths with handkerchiefs and braced themselves. The fire came near--and swept over them. But they were completely unhurt, untouched. Fire would not pass where fire already had passed.

The law is like a brushfire. We cannot escape it. But if we stand in the burned-over place, not a hair of our head will be singed. Christ's death has disarmed it.

Prayer: Thank God for His grace expressed through His Son Jesus Christ.

"The law is the light that reveals how dirty the room is, not the broom that sweeps it clean."
~Dr. Phil Williams