GRACE FOR THE MOMENT | OUR PROBLEM IS SIN

1. Grace for the Moment

a) "Grace for the Moment" is a collection of thoughts that are inspirational. They are intended to encourage, to give hope, and to inspire the viewers.

b) Reading a thought can change the way you think about something.

2. Scripture Verse

i) Romans 12:2 New Century Version (NCV)

² Do not be shaped by this world; instead be changed within by a new way of thinking. Then you will be able to decide what God wants for you; you will know what is good and pleasing to him and what is perfect.

3. Thoughts

a) Real change is an inside job. You might alter things a day or two with money and systems, but the heart of the matter is and always will be, the matter of the heart.

b) Allow us to get specific. Our problem is sin. Not finances. Not budgets... Our problem is sin. We are in rebellion against our Creator. We are separated from our Father. We are cut off from the source of life. A new president or policy won't fix that. It can only be solved by God.

c) That's why the Bible uses drastic terms like conversion, repentance, and lost and found. Society may renovate, but only God re-creates.