We
see that there is a deep advantage to being hurt by the badness of people. It awakens us to just how profound the
ramifications of Sin are. Sin strikes at
the core of every relationship we have and impacts every thought we
possess. Sin runs deep into our
unconscious and percolates up into our dreams and odd reactions to
circumstances...tempers we don't expect, lusts we thought we didn't possess,
depressions and anxieties that seem unfounded.
The world is permeated by Sin and the cruelty and rudeness that exists
is mind shattering if we give it much thought.
Even school-age children are severely damaged by the prevalence of Sin
in the classrooms that we would like to believe are sanctuaries for them. Thank God He did not close His eyes to the
cruelty and corruption of Sin. Our Lord
took it on His own back and wore the brutality of it in His muscles and skin
and He absorbed it fully until it was clear, "it is finished". When we feel the weight of Sin upon us and
it's cruelty marks us too, we can at that moment recognize the assignment God
has given us to intercede for those about us.
Pray for the ones you see suffering from the agony of Sin induced sorrow
and pain. No heartache or wound is too
deep for Jesus Christ to heal and redeem.
No fury is too great for Him to calm and no lust too powerful for Him to
tame. The Cross of Christ brings victory
at every point where Sin has had its way.
The Cross is God accepting in Himself each outcome of Sin within His own
body and thereby making every sin we commit and face a broken chain that once bound us but does so
no longer. Sin still wrecks lives and
brings misery but Christ Crucified gives the peace and joy of God entrance into every human heart that looks to
Him for salvation.
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