Mind the Gap

Leave it to the, oh so genteel Brits, to pipe into every Tube station, a calm, but firm, woman’s voice alerting you to “Mind The Gap”, (it’s also written in tile), just as the trains approach the station. I really love this “proper” way of calling attention to potentially  dangerous situations.  The “Gap”, as it turns out, is the space between the platform and the train, an area no one wants to fall in to.  Throughout the Old Testament, God sought out people, very unlikely folks I might add, to not only yell out the message to mind the gap, but to actually stand in it.   Ever since the fall of man, in the Garden of Eden, a huge gap, which separates God and mankind, was formed.  To bridge this divide, God called many people to stand in for him, sometimes unsuccessfully. "I looked for a man among them who would build up the wall and stand before me in the gap on behalf of the land so I would not have to destroy it, but I found none.” Ezekiel 22:30. However, the names Abraham, Moses, Esther and Nehemiah attest to the fact that there were some men and women, reluctant as they may have been, who were willing to breach the gap. It wasn’t until Jesus lay down the cross, was the only true, and effective conveyance constructed, one that ensures we can safely bridge the gap.  Even though the way has been made, for all, there are still so many who, for lack of hearing the good news, or refusing it’s truth, keep falling in.  God still needs those who are totally committed to him, to be His voice.  Yeah, sometimes the fear of ridicule or rejection overwhelms us,  but just remember how much worse you’ll feel if a friend or loved one falls into that  abysmal chasm, because you held back.  So spread the word to Mind the Gap, the bridge is always open, and Jesus paid the toll for us!