Divine Necessity

Divine Necessity


Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the desert, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life. John 3:14-15 NIV

Someone once said to me, "I follow God in my own way." Maybe this was a polite way to turn down my invitation to church and Bible study? Maybe that person really does worship God at home in a way that is personal between them and God…, but I doubt it.

Isn't it possible that their answer was more about obstinacy and arrogance than anything else? A person always thinks that he or she is doing “well enough.” But when we bring the word of God into our minds, we begin to see our depravity, our desperate need for redemption and that God is ready and willing to respond to a contrite heart.

The truth of the matter is that if my own way of following God was good enough, then why would God offer up His own son to breach the wall of sin that separated us? Why make the divine offer, or I should say, why make Christ the Divine Necessity if “good enough” was good enough? Do you know that you need Christ or do you honestly think that following God in your own way will be good enough?