Contagious, devastating infectious diseases have always been a part of the human race, to name a few: smallpox, plague, malaria, influenza, tuberculosis, HIVAIDS, cholera, rabies, pneumonia, mers, yellow fever, meningitis, syphillis, ebola, zika virus, sars, and now COVIC-19 virus, to just name a few.   My thoughts and prayers go out to the families that have lost loves ones, family and  friends to these diseases and the most resent virus.  For some of these diseases we have found a cure, for others there is no cure yet.

I’m thankful for the health agencies, health care workers and emergency personnel that are relentlessly working toward mitigating this virus and putting their own health at risk to save the lives of others.  There is one disease that man can never cure nor save himself from though, that is “sin.”  Sin is the worst and most devastating of all - “for the wages of sin is death (eternal).”  The bible says that “all have sinned.”   The human race has a sin problem and no cure, that’s the bad news.   The good news is the gospel!   Jesus came to cure sin!  Jesus said, “…My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.”  Remission is the “cancellation of a debt, or penalty.”  Jesus paid your sin debt.  Yes, the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Jesus Christ!   God sent Jesus on a rescue mission - to save you and me!  The bible is clear, “nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name (Jesus) under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.” (Acts 4:12)

Come to Christ and live - He is the “cure!”  But you must receive Him (the vaccine) by faith!  The bible says, “If you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.” (Romans 10:9-10)  “For whoever calls on the name of the LORD shall be saved!” (Romans 10:13)   Praise the Lord!

In His Service,

Pastor Rodney