The Darkness of Our Souls

Yo, what's up Adam's Apples! I'm backkkkkkkkk. This week is  talk about the darkness deep inside of us.

“None is righteous, no, not one; no one understands; no one seeks for God. All have turned aside; together they have become worthless; no one does good, not even one.” “Their throat is an open grave; they use their tongues to deceive.” “The venom of asps is under their lips.” “Their mouth is full of curses and bitterness.” “Their feet are swift to shed blood; in their paths are ruin and misery, and the way of peace they have not known.” “There is no fear of God before their eyes.” (Romans 3:11-18 ESV).

In the beginning God made man and it was very good. What happened? Most of ya'll know the story. The forbidden fruit was eaten, and thus came the fall of man. This is where the darkness in us comes from. We are born naturally sinful, and we are not perfectly righteous and 'evil' is within all of us at some degree. In Feinberg's book Taste and See, this concept is linked to leavened and unleavened bread. The Jewish culture would not eat leavened bread during the Passover. All bread has the component leaven in it, whether naturally or chemically which allows the bread to rise. This metaphor is a bit of a stretch... but please bear with me.

In our hearts we have the same sort of thing. With a sinful nature, it is like leaven is within our hearts whether we choose to accept it or not. Think about a certain person in your life who gets on your nerves, do you feel slight anger or something building up? That is the leaven of our sinful nature. Thankfully, through Christ that is redeemed and we are forgiven for what we do. God understands our hearts, and that we cannot do things on our own. Our evil desires, when taken to the cross, are powerless.

Because I enjoyed last week so much, I want to end this week on a challenge again. I want you to go and spend some time with the person you thought of who irritates you. Talk with them, and get to them. Hear their story and where they come from, maybe your perspective will change. Peace out Adam's Apples!

Bibliography

Feinberg, Margaret. 2019. Taste and See: Discovering God Among Butchers, Bakers, & Fresh Food Makers. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan.