Ephesians 2:1-3. As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, 2 in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient. 3 All of us also lived among them at one time, gratifying the cravings of our flesh and following its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature deserving of wrath.
The nations in the world are rapidly advancing. Modern technology affects every aspect of our lives, including our lifespan. Why, then, do people continue to wander in suffering? Why is the condition of human hearts and minds getting worse than ever before? Why are our young generations living in despair without knowing the purpose of life?
Scripture states why. Since the separation from God, the Everlasting Father, everyone has become a spiritual orphan, dead and lost in sin without knowing how to return to Him (Eph 2:1).
Under the power of the devil, the father of lies, everyone has been living as a spiritual beggar, living on the crumbs tossed by the world and the ruler of the kingdom of the air (Eph 2:2). Since birth, everyone is by nature deserving of wrath (Eph 2:3).
Our sins and transgressions continuously bring disasters and calamities to our lives. As a result, spiritual, mental, and physical afflictions have become a permanent part of our lives. We accept it as fate.
Nothing in the world can settle the fundamental problem of sin—original sin, sins of the father, and the actual sins we commit. No religions, no philosophies of the world, and none of our good deeds can set us free from the law of sin and death. This is the consequence of the spiritual separation caused by the devil (Gen 3:1-20).
Furthermore, having lost the Creator God, who deserves our praise and worship, humanity has idolized themselves, money, and pleasure (2 Tim 3:1-5). Deceived by the devil, people have become their own god (Gen 3:5).
People realize, often too late in the last days of their lives, that nothing in the world can satisfy their thirst and hunger. Without meeting God, there is no true happiness, rest, and peace (Mt 11:28-30). People wander their entire lives, searching for a map that may lead them back to God. But there is only one map given to us that will lead us back to our Father.
Jesus declared, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me” (Jn 14:6). He is the True Prophet, the only way back to God. As our True King, He destroyed the power of the devil (1 Jn 3:8). As our True Priest, He ended all the curses of life of a spiritual orphan and adopted us as children of God (Rom 8:2). He is the Christ, the Son of the living God! He rose again from the dead and works powerfully in us through the Holy Spirit.
So, stop wandering because your search is over. Stop living like an orphan or a beggar. Jesus promised, “I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you” (Jn 14:18).
Jesus kept His promise by sending His Spirit to you when you received and believed Him as the Christ. The Holy Spirit came to be with you and will never leave you (Jn 14:16), teach you everything (Jn 14:26), and show you what is to come (Jn 16:13).
Prayer. Father, I thank You for searching for me as I was searching for You in vain. I am so happy to know that I have been found in Christ. Use my life to share the gospel, the only map leading to You, with those still searching for the answer. In Jesus’ name, Amen.