What Was Your Road Block?

Look unto me and be ye saved.Isaiah 45:22

Ever since I was a young boy I have been a saver, a planner. I have always been one to look ahead. I have always wanted to know what was going to happen before I ever got there.

In my family I was the bank. My father used to say that " Brad is so tight that when he let's go of the nickel the Indian is riding the buffalo." At age 16, when my mothers washer broke, I took out a loan against my savings account and bought a new one for her. Before Christ money was my God.

I should not be amazed at how our Father knew me to such detail. The church I went to always ended with this sentence " You may be here today and you are not in the family of Christ. We ask that you let the offering plate pass you by. God owns the cattle on a thousand hills and He does not need your money." The first time I heard that I was shocked. I thought all religions wanted my money.

It was not until I discovered that you could have a relationship with Christ that God was able to remove the road block and reveal Himself to me. God used people and books to help me vault the hurdle. My sister put it this way " If you were the only person on earth Brad, God would have still come and died just for you." Then she said " Suppose none of this is real, then the worst that can happen is we all look like fools. But if this is true and you don't accept Him then you will spend the rest of your life in hell."

Then it hit me. Suddenly I could cut through all the denominations and I could have a living, breathing relationship with our Father. Finally, I realized, it was not about religion. Yes indeed, He died for me and I could fully trust in that.

I believe in all my heart
You came to die for me.
I accept now from the start
because of You I am free.

I will never be alone.
As You reside within.
And if I was the only one born
You still would have died for my sins.

All cares I cast on You.
As You always care for me.
I stand upon the rock
And what a beautiful site I see.