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Verse:For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. —Romans 6:23, KJV
Recently I have been experiencing a decline in health as a result of various diseases, some autoimmune, some neurological, and some genetic.
I’ve also received new diagnoses for symptoms I’ve had since childhood, which brings a sense of relief even though the disease itself is incurable.
At least there are answers. In researching each of the issues I struggle with daily, I found three commonalities among them: stroke, heart attack, and sudden death. It sounds like a death sentence! Especially since I’ve already had ministrokes and am experiencing heart issues. I’m sure many readers can relate.
Chronic pain, autoimmune disease, cancer, or any of a host of diseases that plague our modern society may be affecting you even as you read this.
Some of these diseases can be cured, some can be treated or managed with improved diets and lifestyle or medications, and others simply progress with no known treatment or cure available. To those who are living in these realities, it may also feel like a death sentence, and that can be discouraging at times.
But did you know we are all under a death sentence? That’s right! The difference between our earthly sicknesses and this particular death sentence is twofold: this death sentence is eternal, but there is also a cure! Romans 6:23 says, “For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord” (KJV).
Thankfully, this text not only reminds us that we are under a death sentence because of our sins but also gives us hope! There is a treatment and a cure for this death sentence —and that cure is Jesus, our Lord and Savior! No matter what you’re going through, dear reader, the death sentence you face in this life is temporary.
This world will pass away someday soon, and our earthly troubles and illnesses will end also. The challenges many face daily with health, finances, marriages, and more will all end when Jesus returns. Let’s choose Jesus and allow Him to cleanse us from sin and remove the eternal death sentence from us.
Samantha Nelson