December 23, 2024 – The Futility of Cleaning a Dirt Floor
John 3:16-17
Sermon: 1967 Miracle Births, Part 1
Pray Over This
“For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.”
John 3:16-17
Ponder This
I heard of a missionary family who moved to a house on a missions compound in a foreign country. When they arrived at their new home, the wife looked at the floor, and it was absolutely filthy. So, she decided to scrub the floor. She repeatedly scrubbed and rinsed, but it was still dirty. She kept cleaning until somebody came in and explained why she could not get the floor clean: it was a dirt floor! And that’s the way our nature is.
We believe we can clean up our nature, but the problem is that we are sinful, and there’s no way you can clean up what’s at the core. Jesus said to Nicodemus, “Unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God” (John 3:3). And that’s true. Here was a man who was a master in Israel. He had many degrees, but he was blind to spiritual things; he couldn’t understand them. All the education, conferences, and books in the world cannot help you see spiritual things. We need a new nature. We need to be changed by Christ completely.
- Why is it important to remember our sinful nature as we celebrate Christmas?
- How have you seen the damage caused by your sinful nature? How has God shaped you?
Practice This
Confess the ways you struggle with your sinful nature and ask God to forgive you and renew you.
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