Clear the path
U2’s song ‘Stuck in a moment’ is written with Bono’s friend in mind who had committed suicide:
And if the night runs over, and if the day won’t last
And if your way should falter along this stony pass
It’s just a moment – this time will pass
I have spent my whole life trying to help people.
The main focus of that help has been to help them get nearer to God by overcoming and removing obstacles in their life that block their path to Him.
In verse 14 of ISAIAH 57 God is calling for the removal of “the obstacles out of the way of my people.” He is soon to lead them out of exile in Babylon and He wants them ready.
We are called to stand alongside those who are faltering on the stony pass and help to remove those stumbling blocks so that God can lead them forward.
Repeatedly I have come across 4 recurring obstacles that have needed removing: Hurt, Anger, Regret and Lies. These have blocked many from the gracious hand of God and all He has for their lives.
When a mountain is in your way what do you do? Just ask Ramchandra Das, 53, who lives in Bihar, India. In order to access nearby fields for food and work, Das and his fellow villagers had to take a 4.3-mile trek around a mountain. Fed up with the obstacle, Das did something about it. With just a hammer and chisel, he cut a 33-foot-long, 13-foot-wide tunnel through a narrow area of the mountain. It took Das fourteen years to complete the task. And get this: Das isn’t the first person to do such a thing. He was inspired by another villager who cut a 393 feet-long, 33 feet-wide, 26 feet-high passage through another mountain so that villagers could reach a local hospital. That man was motivated to do so when his wife died because he was unable to get her to the hospital.
Today try and help someone who is ‘stuck in a moment’.
Missions Paul 