All kinds of braces assist us as our poor bodies break down.
Back braces help with lifting, walking and anything else that could hurt your back. We also have braces for wrists, elbows, knees and necks. Almost all ailments can be assisted, supported, or corrected with the orthopedic world's little marvels.
But it's time to break out one more support. This one's 3 feet long, and it's for the ailing body of Christ. To correctly use this, find loose-fitting clothes. Place the top of this object near your shoulders, hanging straight down. Strap it to your spine. It will immediately give you additional backbone to stand up proudly for the Bible's precepts, and proclaim you are a Christian who follows His leadership.
Brothers and sisters in Christ, we need an old-fashioned 2-by-4 strapped to our backs, not fashioned from wood, created by determination to lift up His name, and a love that reaches for Him more than our desire to find man's favor.
This country and world are in the shape they're in because we do not have the courage, the backbone, to stand up for the Gospel.
The same things that are so bad in this great country of ours happened in Israel during Jeremiah's time. Through his pen, he wrote what God said was the problem. God only spoke of one clear sin that Israel was guilty of: The Father stated that Israel no longer searched and sought after Him.
Judgment came.
If Christians do not strap on spiritual 2-by-4s, get on our knees and repent for our weakness, and then repent for our country, there will be no healing.
Stand up for Jesus.
When people reject you, remember they first rejected Him. He was tied to a cross.
Can we not at least strap on a spiritual 2-by-4? Think about it.
Rev. Richard Helms serves at Miracle Acres Ministries, 3187 E. James Lee Blvd., Crestview.
This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: HELMS: Stand tall for your faith