THE bridge looked all right certainly, but the elephant refused to cross it. What could be the matter? So thought the owner of an elephant in India some years ago. Very frequently he had to cross a certain wooden bridge between his home and the nearest town.
But on this particular day the elephant would not proceed. It tried the weight of its trunk and hesitated to venture further. The man became angry and goaded it on with the little spear he carried, forcing the unwilling animal on to the bridge.
As the middle of the bridge was reached, however, a crack was heard, then another and another, till with a crash the rotten planks gave way, plunging both elephant and driver into the stream below. The man lost his life, because he refused to notice the warning given by the elephant.
Dear reader, what bridge are you trusting on to take you to heaven? If you are trying to get there by your own efforts, your good life or prayers, let me tell you those are rotten planks and will certainly give way beneath you, landing you in a lost eternity. There is only one way to heaven, and that is by trusting in the blood of Jesus, for “there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.” Acts 4:1212Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved. (Acts 4:12).
“Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved.”
ML-10/27/1974