But how can that be? Did the law, which is good, cause my death? Of course not! Sin used what was good to bring about my condemnation to death. So we can see how terrible sin really is. It uses God's good commands for its own evil purposes.
(Romans 7:13 NLT)
The very thing I purpose in my heart to do, that is what I will be tested in and if I don’t prepare for battle by seeking God’s provisions then I am bound to failure. If I say to myself, “I will show my wife how much I love her.” That is when I find myself being frustrated by the things she does. The law points to the very reason why I need a Savior! Sin uses the law to tell me how bad I really am but God’s Holy Spirit uses the law to lead me to Jesus. Sin is relentless and does not give up, no matter how close my walk with Jesus or for how long the moment I step outside of His provisions for me, the moment I think I understand how things work, the moment I design a plan to change myself, that is when I fall.
Again the law is there to show me how much I really do need a Hero but it’s not Superman, Batman, or Spiderman, no a fictional children’s hero is a hallow representation of our real spiritual need for a Savior! While the one comes from another planet or an unexplainable determination because of some unjust circumstance or need that story can only mimic the truth about God’s Son, the Word made flesh, coming down from a place that knows no sin to rescue a world that cannot understand His holiness. In both the make believe and the real life the rescued needed to see their need, while the make believe is terrorized by an ugly villain, the real life is plagued with ugly sin. The hope comes when we see that there is a better way and God’s law is what opens our eyes. So is the law good, yes! Will the enemy use it to suppress, maim, and kill, yes! But remember God created the law to serve His purpose. It is but a reminder of who we were before coming to know His Son and each time we turn from Him it meets us face to face to once again serve God’s purpose to remind us where we would be without Jesus living in us.
