THE Rule of the Indian Highway

Driving in India is very different from road travel in the United States. For starters, Indians drive on the wrong side of the road - just like our cousins across the Atlantic (of course, they would say we are the one's on the wrong side!). But even if drivers in India were to switch sides - driving in India would still be VERY different! You see - there is one rule above every other rule (and I am not sure there are any other rules!) and here it is: EQUAL ACCESS. In other words, every one has equal access to the roads. Whether you have two legs or four --- two wheels, three wheels or eighteen wheels - it does not matter. You have the right to be on the road (and that could be walking on the road, lying down in the middle of the road, or driving on the road). So THE rule of the highway in India is - Equal Access.

But there is a second part to this rule. Yes, there is Equal Access - but the BIGGER you are, the MORE EQUAL YOUR ACCESS! So, if you are merely walking, you had better watch out (as we found out trying to cross the street in downtown Bombay!). But if you happen to be a water buffalo, you've got it made. Your great size makes you "Queen of the Highway!"

When it comes to access to God's throne, all of us who are followers of Jesus Christ have EQUAL ACCESS. But this is where the similarity with driving in India stops. When it comes to access to God - all of us share the same access: full and free access, 24/7/365. And this is due to the fact that our access to God is all through HIS GRACE! (Now it is true that undealt with, unconfessed sin in our lives will hinder this access (see Psalm 66:18 and Isaiah 59:1-2) - but if we are practicing 1 John 1:9 - then our access to God is free and clear!)

So knowing you have full access to God - why not spend some time talking with him today?

Thanks for stopping by . . .

pj