A System of Sin - February 5, 2010

Good Friday morning! A little more snow, a little more cold, but nothing too serious for us. The eastern part of Nebraska is having, like, this totally different winter from us, dude! Have we been declared two states? Just think, we could cut the 20 larger states in half, move up to 70 states, 140 senators, and uncountable swarms of new government employees, totally gumming up the works for decades to come. Actually, Texas is good for 4 smaller states all by itself, we could... ah, never mind! Most systems in this world are not so bad that we cannot make them worse with but a little effort and ingenuity. However, one system stands out as the worst.

You may have never given thought to sin as a system of actions, things, events, and agents with a power and intelligence behind it. We underestimate the Adversary when we do not take into account the powerful system he has set up over the centuries. We think of governments who have proclaimed themselves as atheist, dictators given over to evil actions or intent, and corporations that somehow wandered off the ethical path, as examples of sinful organizations. However, we don't often think of these smaller entities as a part of an overall system of sin and evil pushed by a power.

Jesus acknowledged the power of our Adversary, and reminded us that greater still is God. "I don't have much more time to talk to you, because the prince of this world approaches. He has no power over me, but I will do what the Father requires of me, so that the world will know that I love the Father. Come, let's be going." (John 14:30-31) We don't have to fear the evil system in this world, but we do need to be aware of it. The system of sin in this world has no power over Jesus. On the other hand, He has the power to execute judgement upon all agents and powers of sin. One day the penalty stored up by the evil system will be accomplished in the mighty power of Jesus.

Until then, trust in God and follow Jesus!

Bucky


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