Rust is an insidious beast. It chews away at the structure of buildings, cars, and tools. Its creeping fingers find their way through layers of paint, inside insulating rubber, and past every safeguard we put up, leaving gaping holes in its wake.
The only solution for rust is to keep a watch, and to make repairs as soon as the first rust stains appear. Otherwise, our foundations will be eaten away, and the mightiest structures on the planet will come tumbling down.
America is in that position today. Rust stains bleed from our foundations, and we must make repairs before irreparable damage is done. How can we repair America? Jesus.
Follow Jesus’ words in John 5:6. We see three important points in this one verse. Jesus may be talking to a man crippled for thirty-eight years, but his words apply to us, as well.
Point #1 – Jesus saw him.
Seeing the man is different than just seeing him. In this instance, Jesus recognized that there was a need that required his attention.
America is in that same position. She needs attention from Jesus, if she is to survive.
Point #2 – He knew how deep the damage went.
Jesus had eyes that could discern what others could not. Just like a bridge inspector or a building supervisor, he knew what to look for.
America’s prosperity masks runaway children, hunger, and rampant drug use. It permeates every facet of our society.
Point #3 – He offered to fill the crippled man’s rusty hole.
Jesus had the solution in his hand. It was one he carried all the way from heaven, and he knew he would soon give his life that all men could know its saving power. His question to the crippled man was simple. “Will you be made whole?”
It is the same question he asks us today.
America has that choice. Will we be made whole? Will we allow Jesus to fill the rusty holes in our nation’s foundation? It is a simple question. All we have to do is say yes to him.
When sin eats away our foundations, Jesus will take our rusty hole, and he will fill it, making us new once again.
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