My oldest daughter this last year played Annie Oakley in Annie Get Your Gun. One of the first songs is called "It comes Naturally". Now for those who have never seen the show Annie is a unrefined lady who is a little rough around the edges. Now the song is about how the things she needs to know she knows because it comes naturally. Our reading today shows us something different though. All we need to know as Christians does not come naturally at all.
Ephesians 2:1-3 "Once you were dead because of your disobedience and your many sins. You used to live in sin, just like the rest of the world, obeying the devil—the commander of the powers in the unseen world. He is the spirit at work in the hearts of those who refuse to obey God. All of us used to live that way, following the passionate desires and inclinations of our sinful nature. By our very nature we were subject to God's anger, just like everyone else."
Human nature is not good on it's own. These verses tell us that before we lived a life of sin, we were just like the world and followed Satan and were subject to God's wrath. The beautiful part of these verses are that they are past tense. Yes we still sin but we don't live a life of sin. We no longer serve the spirit of the air but the God almighty! It says in the Bible we can not love 2 masters we either serve God by obeying His commands or we obey the evil desires of our sinful nature. So next time you feel like serving God doesn't just come naturally you are right, it is supernatural and only done because we have the Holy Spirit at work within us! Praise God that there is more to this story!
-Missy D
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