It Only Hurts for a Little While
By Victor Zarley of TheFinalHarvest.org
We recently finished both of Jackie Pullinger’s books, Chasing the Dragon and Crack in the Wall. Jackie is an anointed servant of God who was directed to minister to “the least of these” in the slum areas of Hong Kong. There, according to these books, the Holy Spirit re-directed countless lives and delivered many from some of the most horrible addictions this world can offer.
Heroin has ruined many lives and is considered to be one of the most difficult drugs to quit. People have unbearable pain during withdrawal. But, according to Jackie’s books, people who have become willing to turn their lives over to Jesus, praying in the Spirit, have experienced completely painless withdrawal. This is unheard of in the secular world.
Specifically, this leads to the conclusion that submitting to Jesus, allowing Him to be the Authority in our lives, can lead to pain free withdrawal from even the most dangerous of drugs or life-styles.
Today’s blog questions the logic of the secular humanist movement that refuses to consider submission to Jesus Christ in its arsenal to help humanity. If pathetic drug addicted individuals can painlessly break free of chains that had bound them for many years by simply being willing to give up their own methods of coping in this sad and dark world, why can’t all who dwell in this world understand the saving nature of Christ and adopt it as a tool that can help the oppressed?
The reason this important data is ignored needs to be looked at. Logically it makes no sense to ignore something that, by the testimony of hundreds of individuals, works miraculously to relieve the pain of withdrawal from the addiction to heroin. Jesus also relieves other addictions that, by our own human strength, seem impossible to overcome. Indeed, Jesus is the answer no matter what the question.
Is there any logical reason for ignoring such wonderful and proven information?
Does the education system need a complete overhaul? If it doesn’t teach the truth, should it teach anything at all? On what basis does our education system establish a foundation in our lives from which knowledge is seeded and allowed to grow? If the foundation is faulty, will the knowledge that is planted be reliable? Should, in this case, the truth of Jesus Christ’s authority and power be the foundation upon which all other knowledge is imparted? Is there any logical reason to assume that the astounding testimonies of millions of individuals who have hit rock bottom and given their lives to Jesus, is faulty and their lives have not been changed?
We have the ability to be selective in our learning. Why are we selecting only data that ignores Jesus Christ and the miracles He has worked in rescuing the down and out and turning lives around? How does this type of rationalization make us somehow, smart?
Go ahead and be an open minded individual and use the scientific method to come to a conclusion about the foundation of your life. What is it based upon? Why? Is it possible you have missed the proper foundation because you have been steered away from it? Has the pride of man, in the personification of teacher or professor, taught you to be self-sufficient and not in need of a Savior?
Go ahead and learn to see with open eyes the mighty miracles of God in people’s lives and begin to question what you’ve been taught all these years. It only hurts for a little while.
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