Thorn in my side

Galatians 6:14-15

I was listening to Bon Jovi's latest album and one song really struck me, it was one called Thorn In My Side. I thought to myself...ahhh biblical! But I could not be further from the truth. The song takes a very worldly view of things and to the average listener it wouldn't be a problem, perhaps even encouraging. The line that hit me the most was..."You can test my faith But you can't take my pride". Fitting quite well with this passage...pride, what we boast about. Today a lot of people say things like, keeping my pride, fight for pride, I will not lose my pride etc etc. Pride and face is such a massive thing but really, why? I mean, what have we actually done to be prideful about? What can we actually boast about? There is always someone stronger, someone smarter, someone taller, the list goes on.

What we can do is boast in the Cross. It isn't something that we have done or we have achieved but we are definitely part of it! Through the Cross we have new life and through the Cross we become more than conquerors. It was never about ticking the boxes, following the Law but it is about change, it is about new creation. Without the Cross, what we believe in is nothing, it would be the same as every other religion out there because there would be no change. We would still be trying in our own strength, boasting in what we have done, boasting in our pride. That thorn in your side...it's to tell you that God is in control, that it is God who will get you through and it is God who has done it.

~Sck

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