“For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” – Rom. 6:23
At this moment the world is greatly affected by a pandemic. And It has totally changed our daily lives. Around the world people are looking for the solution. But, suppose no attention was being given to the Coronavirus. Or, what would you think if no effort was made to deal with problems such as cancer, heart disease, etc.? That would be awful, you say. Yet there is a problem worse than all of these combined and no one seems to care. We ignore man’s biggest problem. So what is this problem?
Take a survey and you will see the the answers are widely varied. Only the Bible gives us the answer and it speaks loud and clear. Man’s biggest problem is sin — sickness of the soul. In one way or another it is the root cause of all the other problems, and it is a problem for which man has no cure. Man has developed a vaccine for polio and treatment for cancer etc., but he is helpless when it comes to the solution for sin. Left to his own devices he is doomed!
Thank God there is hope! God saw man’s depraved state and desperate need and He devised a means to deal with the deadly problem of sin. That means is the man Christ Jesus. Without Him there would be no help and no hope. Through His vicarious death on the cross and His victorious resurrection He has made salvation possible, as a gift to all those who receive it. Now that’s good news!
Suppose they found a cure for every disease, the solution for every social ill that troubles us, an endless supply of resources to sustain us, and even increased life expectancy by a hundred years. What good would that do us when we die? Every person will continue to exist for eternity — either in heaven or hell. Only those who have trusted Christ shall escape the horrors of hell and enjoy the happiness of heaven. If man suddenly found a cure for every virus known to man it would be lauded as a great day. But that would pale in comparison to the glorious gospel of Christ which is “the power of God unto salvation to everyone that believeth” ( Rom. 1:16).
As someone said, “Life is short. Death is sure. Sin is the cause. Christ is the cure.” Indeed He is. Without Him there is no solution to sin.— HDS
David Stone
Lakeway Baptist Church
5801 FM 1960 E
Humble, TX. 77346
