Who Will Rescue Me?

"The law is not in fault, but our evil and wicked nature, even as a heap of lime is still and quiet until water is poured thereon, but then it begins to smoke and burn, not from the fault of the water, but from the nature and kind of lime which will not endure it."  - Augustine

We are all natural born sinners. We enter this world already pre-programmed for sin. And, no matter how we may try to sugarcoat it, the fact remains: we are born sinners! Sin is an unmissable failure for us. We have been marked and soiled by it. If there were a mirror that would honestly reflect our true selves, I guarantee that you would not like what you see.

The apostle Paul, reflecting on his own life, and imperfections wrote: "For I do not understand what I am doing, because I do not practice what I want to do, but I do what I hate. For I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my flesh. For the desire to do what is good is with me, but there is no ability to do it. For I do not do the good that I want to do, but I practice the evil that I do not want to do. What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this dying body?" (Romans 7:15, 18–19, 24)

Many of you are probably nodding in agreement with this because it rings so true in each of our hearts. We know that we're sinful. Paul knew this, too. He knew he couldn't ever overcome sin on his own. No one can. Thankfully, God sent His own Son to do the job for us (John 3:16).

He took on our sins, and conquered them at the cross. Satan uses our own sin in order to separate us from God. He is well aware of our sinful nature, and uses it to tempt us into sin. However, he didn't figure on Jesus giving up his life for our sakes. When He did, the ultimate power of sin was vanquished. The chains of sin were broken; its power over us was trounced.

Even with all of our scars, and everything that is wrong with us, Even with all the terrible consequences our sin has caused, The fact remains: God still wants us. Don't let another hour, another day go by feeling like you're a hopeless case. God's invitation to come to Him, by His grace, never expires.

Scripture: Jeremiah 10:23; John 3:3; Psalm 107:20; James 1:14; Psalm 51:2

Prayer: Holy Father, there's no denying, no hiding the fact that I am a sinner. I am so grateful that, even though You yourself are sinless, You took on my sins as Your own and sacrificed Yourself on my behalf. I know there's no way I can ever repay You for Your selfless, loving act; but I can offer You my love, thankfulness and praise. Amen

Have a blessed day!

Mindy