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Daily Devotional – June 17

NEED SOME SNAKE OIL?

I was in a church not long ago, and as I listened to the pastor appeal to people to “come to Christ”, it struck me how much he reminded me of a used car salesman.

  • “Having financial difficulties?”
  • “Sick and in need of healing? “
  • “Problems in your life? Buy this car…[oops, I mean] Accept Christ and all of this will go away…”

I get more convincing sales pitches via spam in my email!

Is this what Christianity has come to? The sale of good luck charms or miracle cures?

John 16:33 These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

If YOUR Christianity is promising you a bed of roses it may be time to find out what Bible they are preaching from.

We are never told that God would do away with our problems–just that he would help us bear them.

Galatians 6:2 Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.

June 18, 2007 Posted by bereans | Daily Devotional | | 2 Comments