Do you remember those commercials from a few years back that asked, “How do you spell RELIEF?” Of course, in a Spelling Bee, there is only one correct way to spell it, but what about in life? What about in the Christian life? How do you spell RELIEF?
Maybe you spell it J-E-S-U-S, or F-O-R-G-I-V-E-N-E-S-S, or G-R-A-C-E, or M-E-R-C-Y, or
S-A-L-V-A-T-I-O-N, or R-E-D-E-M-P-T-I-O-N, or P-R-A-Y-E-R, or I-N-T-E-R-C-E-S-S-I-O-N, or
C-R-O-S-S, or C-H-U-R-C-H, or G-O-S-P-E-L, or P-E-A-C-E, or P-R-O-V-I-D-E-N-C-E, or
W-O-R-S-H-I-P, or S-A-V-I-O-R, or C-H-R-I-S-T, or H-O-P-E, or H-E-A-V-E-N.
While there might be several ways you would spell it, there are numerous ways NOT to spell it:
S-I-N, or M-A-T-E-R-I-A-L-I-S-M, or D-E-C-E-I-T, or S-A-T-A-N, or P-R-O-F-A-N-I-T-Y, or
T-E-M-P-T-A-T-I-O-N, or S-E-L-F-I-S-H-N-E-S-S, or W-O-R-L-D-L-I-N-E-S-S, or H-E-L-L.
How do you spell RELIEF in your Christian life?