Sick, as in Ill

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Dear Fellow Travelers,
Since this past Friday night, I have been sick. Yes, I am a weenie, so my sick might not be as sick as your sick; however, I have been sick, nonetheless. I hate being sick. There is nothing about being sick that I enjoy—nothing. I am still sick, not as sick as I was, but sick, even so. No, I am not the throwing-up kind of sick that you are probably thinking; I am sick with a cold, a sinus infection, laryngitis, a cough, the general upper-respiratory cozzutics. I have tried to give it away, but no one will take it. I am having a difficult time not looking at life through the lenses of this malady.
My get up and go, got up and went; my appetite is suppressed; my focus is out of focus; my smeller is confused; my taste buds don’t; sleeping sounds like the best idea; noise is irritating; Bible study doesn’t come easily; this cold weather is driving me nuts; and I am ready to be well.
Tomorrow night, my church is meeting for our monthly “Bible Study & Wine Fest” and I don’t feel very festive (I have already told you that Bible study isn’t coming easily!). Not to mention, that most of the people, who will gather for this incredible time, would probably rather not have this bug passed on to them. Not to worry, however, as I will wear a surgical mask, before I miss this event.
Actually, I am much better now and have every reason to believe that I will be nigh 100% by tomorrow evening. The power of positive thinking! But I really am better! The evidence? I am alive! One of these days, someone is going to discover a cure for these kinds of viral illnesses, and, believe me, I will be more than happy to take the shot because I do not like being controlled by a runny nose and a cough!
This is what bugs me, however: No Christian enjoys being controlled by sin; however, most are, even though God has provided us with the means to break sin’s power. He has provided THE CURE but most reject it! What is it? He released us from the Law! “The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law; . . .” (1 Corinthians 15:56 NASB); “. . . for apart from the Law, sin is dead” (Romans 7:8b NASB).
What shall we say then?