Romans 3:22-24, NIV
"This righteousness is given through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference between Jew and Gentile, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. God presented Christ as a sacrifice of atonement, through the shedding of his blood-to be received by faith."
In AA they tell you that usually for one to admit they have a drinking problem they have to hit "rock bottom." When you are an alcoholic you can't break free while you are still under the delusion that you have it under control or can stop any time you want to.
As an alcoholic in denial you think to yourself, "I will cut down slowly. Wean myself off," or "this is the last one," "one last big binge and that will make me sick enough to finally be determined to quit." And there are thousands more excuses where these came from!
If you are a Christian, you hate yourself for being in bondage to this sin! You wonder how were you ever weak enough to allow this to happen? Voices whisper in your mind that if you really loved Jesus you wouldn't do this sin (drinking, drugs, same sex relations, etc...any sin) that you are not a true Christian.
So to atone for our sins we try to do more at Church, for friends, family, which in itself is almost an impossible task due to the fact that you are not reliable. Satisfying your sin comes first, taking care of this "master," is priority. But the backlash from this master are terrible side effects that make you ineffective.
(Boy, this posting didn't even go in the direction I had intended when I sat down! Take over, Lord, and complete what it is You want shared here. Push my pride and ego aside.)
Luke 16:13, NIV
"No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money."
As an alcoholic you hit bottom and realize you can't get up by yourself.
If you don't already know Jesus as your Lord and savior, you will hit rock bottom sooner or later. Depression, anxiety, the feeling that something is missing or wrong, ect will follow you. You will feel like you need something or someone to satisfy these feelings and needs.
Things may seem to be going fine in your life, and you are happy. But are you willing to bet your eternal soul that you are going to enter into Heaven when you die?
When you give your life over to Jesus, you are no longer in bondage! You are free indeed! Things and priorities in your life begin to align up for the first time. With Jesus as your Lord and master, you are no longer alone! This Master loves you and gave His life for you.
1 Corinthians 10:4, NIV
"And that Rock was Christ."
THIS, HE, JESUS is the Rock bottom we all need to hit in order to begin a fresh new life full of peace and joy!!!!
"This righteousness is given through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference between Jew and Gentile, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. God presented Christ as a sacrifice of atonement, through the shedding of his blood-to be received by faith."
In AA they tell you that usually for one to admit they have a drinking problem they have to hit "rock bottom." When you are an alcoholic you can't break free while you are still under the delusion that you have it under control or can stop any time you want to.
As an alcoholic in denial you think to yourself, "I will cut down slowly. Wean myself off," or "this is the last one," "one last big binge and that will make me sick enough to finally be determined to quit." And there are thousands more excuses where these came from!
If you are a Christian, you hate yourself for being in bondage to this sin! You wonder how were you ever weak enough to allow this to happen? Voices whisper in your mind that if you really loved Jesus you wouldn't do this sin (drinking, drugs, same sex relations, etc...any sin) that you are not a true Christian.
So to atone for our sins we try to do more at Church, for friends, family, which in itself is almost an impossible task due to the fact that you are not reliable. Satisfying your sin comes first, taking care of this "master," is priority. But the backlash from this master are terrible side effects that make you ineffective.
(Boy, this posting didn't even go in the direction I had intended when I sat down! Take over, Lord, and complete what it is You want shared here. Push my pride and ego aside.)
Luke 16:13, NIV
"No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money."
As an alcoholic you hit bottom and realize you can't get up by yourself.
If you don't already know Jesus as your Lord and savior, you will hit rock bottom sooner or later. Depression, anxiety, the feeling that something is missing or wrong, ect will follow you. You will feel like you need something or someone to satisfy these feelings and needs.
Things may seem to be going fine in your life, and you are happy. But are you willing to bet your eternal soul that you are going to enter into Heaven when you die?
When you give your life over to Jesus, you are no longer in bondage! You are free indeed! Things and priorities in your life begin to align up for the first time. With Jesus as your Lord and master, you are no longer alone! This Master loves you and gave His life for you.
1 Corinthians 10:4, NIV
"And that Rock was Christ."
THIS, HE, JESUS is the Rock bottom we all need to hit in order to begin a fresh new life full of peace and joy!!!!
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