If any of you have ever been in the Midwest for more than 5 minutes - you have discovered that you actually are 'allergic' to something... Shocking, I know... You've spent your entire life putting on doctor's forms that you were not allergic to anything - yet here you are... Your eyes are watering - your throat is swollen - you're sniffling every 8 seconds - and waking up in the middle of the night choking on the phenomenon known as 'drainage'...
Now an 'allergy' by definition is an abnormal reaction of the body to a previously encountered allergen introduced by inhalation, ingestion, injection, or skin contact, often manifested by itchy eyes, runny nose, wheezing, skin rash, or diarrhea. (dictionary.com) Our bodies naturally react to what we breathe in or touch with our skin... Our imperfect bodies fall under attack and we can't help but see the signs of 'allergens' in our bloodstream...
That's kind of what sin is like, you know... There is always an 'abnormal reaction' to our exposure to sin... Our bodies (spirits) can't help but show the effects of sin or 'allergens' in our life...
"...you will be sinning against the LORD; and you may be sure that your sin will find you out." (Numbers 32:23)
No matter how we try to cover up our symptoms of allergies (Claritin, Zyrtac, Benadryl, Allegra) we can't rid ourselves of them... The allergic reaction is still there no matter what... We just try to find different ways to cope with them or cover them up so nobody sees the internal 'war' happening inside between our immune system and the attacking allergens...
That's the cure 'the world' is trying to sell people for their troubles... If you drink this beer, or sleep with this many women, or put on enough make up that nobody will see all of your imperfections... The truth, though - only Jesus Christ can make us 'healthy' from our sins... He's the only perscription that can truly bring a cure...
"Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow" (Isaiah 1:18)
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