The Father loves the Son and has given all things into His hand. Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life. (John 3:35,36 ESV)
Conduit
One afternoon many years ago, my old car broke down. The car suddenly lost all movement and momentum, and coasted to the side of the road.
But it did not take long to figure out what was wrong. The engine hummed (or rattled) with its usual power and strength. The tires and axles were able to turn, as shown by the smooth drifting.
But between the power source and the wheels, something had gone wrong.
The mechanism between the motor and road had broken.
Cars need a way to get the power of the engine to the grip of the wheels.
I fixed it (with a tin can) and continued on my way.
In a similar way, between God’s immense and intense love, and our finite hearts, minds, and souls, mankind needs a conduit.
And Christ Jesus is that conduit.
God’s love comes to humans only through the Messiah, the God/man, the infinite who took on the finite.
God’s power comes through Him, too.
God’s salvation comes through Him, too.
My tin can worked for a few miles… and then I need to fix it again.
Whatever other methods we choose to connect with God will fail, too. Whether it is good habits, a spiritual mindset, efforts, hopes, or traditions. As good as those things might be, they will not connect you to God.
Only Jesus does that.
Jesus is our necessary conduit.