Photographer: Steve Cagan
Recent news headlines, like this one in the Sacramento Bee, highlight a growing skepticism of the claims of the Obama administration. The headline reads, “Many California jobs ‘saved’ by stimulus funds weren’t in jeopardy.” This post is not about the controversy, rather it’s about what the headline made me think about.
Jobs represent people, and whether their jobs are in jeopardy or not, people are. All people are in jeopardy. The statistics regarding death are 100%. We’re all going to make it. We’re all in jeopardy of being permanently and eternally separated from the One who made us and love us: God Almighty. There’s no government program for that problem, though. In fact, the government wants nothing to do with the religious principles on which this country was founded. That’s fine. We don’t need the government when it comes to this issue.
Instead, we need Jesus Christ. That’s it. He’s the solution to the jeopardy we experience (commonly referred to as sin). Placing your faith and trust in the fact that Jesus paid the sin debt which we could not pay ourselves to save us from the place of jeopardy (spiritual death), this is the way to turn jeopardy into joy. Joy because we don’t have to wonder about the validity of statistics or the effectiveness of government programs. We have the assurance of the promises of God, including the reality of His Son Jesus. That assurance means we don’t have to be skeptical about God. He has proven Himself faithful to many millions of people. Perhaps the media can report on that from time to time.
