I Corinthians 1:18
The message of the cross is foolish to those who are headed for destruction! But we who are being saved know it is the very POWER of God.
The cross of Christ has a message?
That horrible piece of wood that He was stretched out upon has something to say to you and me?
Yes, it does.
It tells me that one who was beyond innocent was nailed to it, and in the nailing, gave His life and every drop of blood in His body so that you and I would no longer live under the power of sin.
A power that rises up in the human heart and demands deeds and behaviors that run contrary to the will of God.
A power that destroy's families....
Destroy's lives.....
The killer of dreams....
And the slayer of hope....
This power manifests itself in numerous ways, but if you've been around me for any length of time, you'll know that addiction is the beast I want to see slain.
Even though this deadly power I write about has a name...sin, there is a power greater than all the sin in the world....past, present and future.
This power has a name....
And the name is JESUS!
Whatever your drug of choice is....
Meth...
Weed....
Alcohol....
Prescription med's....
It doesn't matter....
All of the above is only evidence of sin in the heart....
With each time you use, you become more and more a slave to that sin/nature.
It tells you when to get up (if you go to bed at all)
It tells you where to go...
Where to get money if you don't have any...
It will demand and demand until you are totally used up...
Yet, Jesus is there....
To bring freedom and sweet release from this beast we call addiction.
Romans 10:8-10
In fact, it says, "The message is very close at hand. It is on your lips and in your heart." And that message is the very message about faith that we preach (Proclaim and testify to: If you openly declare that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by openly declaring your faith that you are saved."
As Larry Norman so correctly stated many years ago..."Why don't you check into Jesus...He's got the answers."
God on you...
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