MAN’S SPIRITUAL HEALTH RECORD

When was the last time you saw your healthcare provider with a health problem? I can tell you how your visit went. It went something like this:

·        You presented your concerns,

·        He examined you, and ordered some tests (laboratory and radiology)

·        Then he diagnosed you (told you what disease you had).

·        He proceeded to tell you the prognosis of the disease (the expected future course of the illness, with or without treatment)

·        He concluded by outlining available treatment options, and offered you the opportunity to make a choice.

In the same way, God has diagnosed man’s spiritual health, and needless to say we all suffer from the same condition—sin! Sin manifests differently in different individuals, but nevertheless, it is still sin! Below is everybody’s spiritual health record, `and it includes the condition of our hearts, God’s diagnosis and prognosis, and His recommended solution.

·        Man’s Condition – (Sin)

Manifests as:

Lawlessness

Hatred

Unbelief

Selfishness

Pride, arrogance, etc.

·        God’s Diagnosis – (The Problem)

“The human heart is most deceitful of all things, and desperately wicked. Who really knows how bad it is?” (Jeremiah 17:9).

“Not a single person on earth is always good and never sins” (Ecclesiastes 7:20).

“The Lord looks down from heaven on the entire human race; he looks to see if anyone is truly wise, if anyone seeks God. But no, all have turned away; all have become corrupt. No one does good, not a single one!” (Psalm 14:2-3).

“For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standards” (Romans 3:23).

·        Prognosis of Man’s sinful Condition -

The wages of sin is death,” (Romans 6:23).

“Anyone who does not believe in him has already been judged for not believing in God’s one and only Son” (John 3:18).

·        The Only Available Cure –(Faith in the name of Jesus)

“For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life” 

(John 3:16).

There is no judgment against anyone who believes in him” (John 3:18). 

“Let the wicked change their ways, and banish the very thought of doing wrong. Let them turn to the Lord that he may have mercy on them. Yes, turn to our God, for he will forgive generously” (Isaiah 55:7).

·        Status Post Treatment –(Assurance of forgiveness and eternal life)

Forgiven – “I am writing to you who are God’s children because your sins have been forgiven through Jesus” (1 John 2:12).

Provision for Future sins - “If anyone does sin, we have an advocate who pleads our case before the Father. He is Jesus Christ, who is truly righteous” (1 John 2:1).

Eternal Life - “I have written this to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know you have eternal life” (1 John 5:13).

Dear Reader, would you follow your provider’s recommendation for a physical ailment? How about God’s recommendation for your spiritual ailment? Would you follow it? You have the right to not follow it, but you need to know: “They (unbelievers) will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous will go into eternal life” (Matthew 25:46). Please choose life with Jesus, today!

 (All quotes from the NLT)