“For we walk by faith, not by sight.” II Corinthians 5:7

It’s amazing what taking a step will do.

At the exit of the St. Bernard’s Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro, a nearby city to where I live, there is an automatic gate.

This gate is designed to raise when a car activates a hidden sensor near the exit. As you drive down the ramp and approach the gate, it remains down, firmly blocking the exit. However, as you draw closer to it, the arm swings up and you may proceed to go through it.

Now, if you were to park your car just a few feet away from the exit, this gate would stay closed. Only as you move forward does it open.

Likewise, you and I often find barriers across our pathway in our everyday lives. Perhaps it is an illness or a financial burden. Or maybe it is a strained relationship or a difficult decision. It could even be a nagging sin that we continue to find ourselves struggling against. Whatever it is, we sometimes find that there is a gate that remains down across our path.

So, how do we move the barrier? How do we “raise the gate”? The answer is often, by simply taking a step forward.

You see, the Bible teaches that we walk by faith, not by sight. (II Corinthians 5:7). Most would conclude that this verse means that we must walk by faith even when we cannot see. But, let us also consider that we must walk by faith because we CAN see – we can see an obstacle before us. To overcome the obstacle we need faith.

My friend, is there some barrier across your path right now? Is there some obstacle that you see no way around? Move ahead. Proceed. Let God open the gate.

It’s amazing what taking a step will do!

Jimmy D. Brown dailydevotional-785@mybizbots.com