This past week has been a really difficult week for me spiritually. All week long I've struggled with discontent. I've found it really hard to trust in God and hold on to to the Truth of His promises. When faced with decision points where I have to choose to trust Him and wait or give up and do things in my own strength I've failed more than once.
Last week I had a crisis of identity. I was having trouble believing that what God has to give is actually good. I looked at my life now and thought this isn't enough, what I have now isn't good enough. I've been my own worst enemy poisoning my mind and choosing death. Ephesians 2 best captures my thought process from last week to today.
Ephesians 2:1-5
"As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient. All of us also lived among them at one time, gratifying the cravings of our flesh and following its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature deserving of wrath. But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved."
The problem I was struggling with last week was a disease of the mind stemming from my sinful nature. My problem is that I forgot that I'm sick. I think that my problem and the problem most Christians face is that once we get "saved" we think that it's a one time deal. That once we've been treated we can move on and go living life the way we want. What we fail to recognize is that the sickness of sin is a virus that once infected with stays with you until you die. If left unchecked and untreated sin totally corrupts and destroys man
(Gal 6:7-8).
The only way to beat back this sickness and escape death is to take on the cure of Jesus Christ. Jesus said, "I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full" (Jn 10:10). Jesus is a medicine that I need every day. My only hope for life lies in persistently remaining in Jesus Christ, I can't do life without Him (Jn 15, Matt 24:12, Heb 3:12-15).
So this week one of the ways I'm meditating on this truth is through David Crowder Band's "Remedy."
Here are the lyrics:
Last week I had a crisis of identity. I was having trouble believing that what God has to give is actually good. I looked at my life now and thought this isn't enough, what I have now isn't good enough. I've been my own worst enemy poisoning my mind and choosing death. Ephesians 2 best captures my thought process from last week to today.
Ephesians 2:1-5
"As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient. All of us also lived among them at one time, gratifying the cravings of our flesh and following its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature deserving of wrath. But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved."
The problem I was struggling with last week was a disease of the mind stemming from my sinful nature. My problem is that I forgot that I'm sick. I think that my problem and the problem most Christians face is that once we get "saved" we think that it's a one time deal. That once we've been treated we can move on and go living life the way we want. What we fail to recognize is that the sickness of sin is a virus that once infected with stays with you until you die. If left unchecked and untreated sin totally corrupts and destroys man
(Gal 6:7-8).
The only way to beat back this sickness and escape death is to take on the cure of Jesus Christ. Jesus said, "I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full" (Jn 10:10). Jesus is a medicine that I need every day. My only hope for life lies in persistently remaining in Jesus Christ, I can't do life without Him (Jn 15, Matt 24:12, Heb 3:12-15).
So this week one of the ways I'm meditating on this truth is through David Crowder Band's "Remedy."
Here are the lyrics:
Here we are
Here we are
The broken and used
Mistreated, abused
Here we are
Here You are
Here You are
The beautiful one
Who came like a Son
Here You are
So we lift up our voices
We open our hands
To cling to the love
That we can’t comprehend
Oh, lift up your voices
And lift up your heads
To sing of the love
That has freed us from sin
He is the one
Who has saved us
He is the one
Who embraced us
He is the one who has come
And is coming again
He’s the remedy
Here we are
Here we are
Bandaged and bruised
Awaiting a cure
Here we are
Here You are
Here You are
Our beautiful King
Bringing relief
Here You are with us
So we lift up our voices
And open our hands
Let go of the things
That have kept us from Him
He is the one
Who has saved us
He is the one
Who forgave us
He is the one who has come
And is coming again
He’s the remedy
Oh, I can’t comprehend
I can’t take it all in
Never understand
Such perfect love come
For the broken and beat
For the wounded and weak
Oh, come fall at His feet
He’s the remedy
He’s the remedy
So sing, sing
You are the one
Who has saved us
You are the one
Who forgave us
You are the one who has come
And is coming again
To make it alright
Oh, to make it alright
You’re the remedy
Oh, in us
You’re the remedy
Let us be the remedy
Let us bring the remedy
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