How to Slow Down the Decaying Process

743 Today's Prime Time Devo comes from 1Ki 2:1,2a, “Now the days of David drew near that he should die, and he charged Solomon his son, saying: 2 "I go the way of all the earth; (1 Kings 2:1,2a) “I go the way of all the earth.” Death. It happens to all of us. There is no escaping it because it is the way of the earth. Unless the Lord returns, our lot is the same as David, the same as Abraham before him, and the same as Adam. We shall all return to dust through the process of decay. Ge 3:19 says, “In the sweat of your face you shall eat bread Till you return to the ground, For out of it you were taken; For dust you are, And to dust you shall return." This is the price of sin. Death and decay! We have all inherited it from Adam: Ro 5:12 Therefore, just as through one man sin entered the world, and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men, because all sinned,” but not only man, all of creation has inherited it as well: Ro 8:20 For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of Him who subjected it in hope; 21 because the creation itself also will be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God. By the way, sin doesn't wait until death to bring decay, it starts in this life as well. There is a striking story making the rounds on Facebook concerning a young woman named Victoria Berna. There is a before and after picture of Victoria. The before picture was taken 1o years ago and it was a police mugshot of a young woman ravaged by her lifestyle of sin. The after picture was of a very pretty, young lady who has been clean for seven years. Same woman, but the “after woman” had come to faith and Jesus had cleaned her up inside and out! You can see the change right before your eyes. Her eyes in the mugshot darkened, full of anger, despair, hopelessness, and the after shot, the dark circles are gone and her eyes radiate joy and peace. Now I know you should not believe everything you see on Facebook, but even if Victoria Berna is fictitious, the changes wrought in the countenance of a person who has left a sinful lifestyle to follow Christ are undeniable. You know people just like her and if you were honest, you cannot deny the change. Something is different! Something is better, and that something is a person who is now filled with Jesus. And Jesus is the one who has defeated, sin, death, and decay. This “change” is available to all, who put their trust in Jesus. If you don't believe my words, at least consider the proof of a changed life!