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Friday, October 25, 2024
I couldn’t help but grin, a couple of weeks ago, when I saw this sign. It’s one of several exhortations posted in the windows of an urgent-care clinic, designed to encourage the sufferer to take heart and enter that clinic for treatment.
Normally, of course, “You’ve got this!” is an uplifting sentiment: “You can do it! You’re more than equal to this challenge!” But my grin – which might even have morphed into a giggle – happened when I recast this sign into a mournful diagnosis: “The flu? COVID? Sciatica? Beri-beri? You’ve got this! And we can fix it!”
The Heavenly Physician, in the Bible, lays out a diagnosis more deadly than any other ailment on the planet: sin. “You’ve got this,” He reminds the entire human race. But all through Scripture, He lets us know that because of the sacrifice of His Son, God’s got this!
For a detailed series of Bible texts about sin and how it can be cured, click the link just below. Follow up with the links at the end as well for further information!
https://www.bibleinfo.com/en/topics/sin