Most deer hunters are shooting their bow right now in order to be ready for opening day. Some are adding new accessories or making sure that the old ones are still in working order and are mounted and tuned precisely. .
As bowhunters know, adjusting the sights on a bow, sort of goes against logic. If the point of impact is too far to the right, the pin on the sight must be moved to the right as well. And if the point of impact is too far left of the bullseye, the pin must be moved to the left. It seems wrong, but it’s not.
When the sights are adjusted perfectly, a hunter can simply hold the pin on the exact place he wishes to hit, and, if everything else is right, the arrow should hit that exact spot. But it is easier said than done.
When the sights are not adjusted perfectly, you simply miss the mark.
What you don’t want to do is have to aim left or right of the bullseye in order for the arrow to hit it. That means that you would actually be moving the target to adjust for your poor sight adjustment.
The Bible gives us an illustration about this same thing. The scripture says, “For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God.” This phrase, “come short,” is the picture of someone firing an arrow towards the target and the arrow falling well short. It missed the mark.
The verse describes our inability to get to God on our own merit. Our sin has caused our sights to be off. Our equipment is out of tune.
Not only is our equipment defective, but the target can’t be moved to adjust for our error.
We need someone who can get us to God, who has their sights adjusted perfectly.
Jesus became that man. He was without sin. And when He died on the cross He took our sin with him. Now we all can get to God through Him. All we have to do is admit that we have missed the mark and that we need Him to be our perfect substitute; standing in our place, drawing his bow, and hitting the target that’s been set by God.
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