Just One Kind of Hot Fudge Sundae

Yummy!!! My husband makes the best hot fudge sundaes. It’s all in the sauce. When he follows directions to a tee (handed down from his mother) the results are scrumptious. Change the amount of sugar or cooking time and the results will be totally different. As one battling cancer, I can attest; there are many forms of treatment which might work in defeating the “enemy, “ however only a select few are beneficial in defeating a particular type of cancer.  Leaping immediately to a spiritual connection, most believe that there are many ways to eliminate sin, yet killing this age-old enemy is strikingly limited to just one method – just one way. This treatment is found in acknowledging Jesus Christ alone as my Savior.  He is exclusively the Truth, the Life and the Way. The perfect hot fudges sundae with a cherry on top!

Now the hard part, even for Christians, to attain such perfections is to relinquish all control and allow Jesus to be Lord and King.  Making Jesus Lord of the past, present and future is too often a scary proposition, yet a much repeated theme throughout all of God’s Word.  Though so plainly spelled out, many times sound doctrine is maligned as too restrictive. Instead of embracing sound doctrine as the essential to our upbringing as Christians to root out sin and pride we, like the disciples in Matthew 16, tend to ‘reason within ourselves’ attempting to determine our own version of right and wrong. We begin to think there are perhaps other permissible roads to travel in search of solutions to our greatest problems. The Scripture has this to say about our inclination to compromise:

“All things are lawful," but not all things are beneficial. All things are lawful, but not all things build up.” (2 Corinthians 10:23 NRSV) Hot fudge sundaes are yummy and it’s certainly not against the law to eat one of these sweet treats, but making a habit of eating them isn’t beneficial toward the goal of good health or at least optimal weight.

More important than sweet tooth cravings are those things we might consider acceptable because God allows them to continue. Eastern religious practices like yoga, “make believe” movies about witchcraft, and alcohol consumption are just a few examples. What could possibly be wrong with these seemingly harmless activities? The Lord wants Christians to “shine as lights in the world,” blameless, harmless, without fault. (Philippians 2:15)  It matters because; as we tell people that we are Christians they look at our lifestyle to see if we’re any different than the world, if we truly are new creations in Christ. Take a look at other scripture passages written for our instruction and warning…“Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. For he who sows to his flesh will of the flesh reap corruption, but he who sows to the Spirit will of the Spirit reap everlasting life. (Galatians 6:7-8) If we truly love Jesus, doesn't it make sense to build up the kingdom and of God and sow to the Spirit and get a total makeover?

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