I Timothy IV
For everything created by God is good. (I Timothy 4:4 ESV)
Sin-Wrecked
When things break, I like to know how and why.
It is not enough to know which bolt broke, which electric circuit fizzled, or which bit of plastic wore away.
To fix the broken, it helps to know how and why the broken thing broke.
This is true in auto mechanics, cell phone repairs, gardening, and relationships.
So it matters that when we notice (how can we not?) that our world is broken, that we understand how and why it broke.
What is the origin of bad weather patterns? What is the origin of increased violence? What is the origin of society’s polarization? What is the origin of prejudice, hatred, impatience, and suspicion?
God created everything good.
What happened?
While we might like to blame other folks’ bad decisions, or natural decay of all things, or some particular political group, or strangers… none of those things broke our world.
Sin broke our world. Breaks our world. And will continue to break it, for a while.
And knowing that, we know the real solution to what is broken.
The only solution to sin is the Christ.
Of course, I realize that the practical steps needed to fix our broken world take time, understanding, wisdom, and care.
But until the reason for the problem is acknowledged, we will not fix anything.
I have a friend who signs every email, “Jesus fixes everything.”
Because He does.