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Freed From The Gravity of Depravity

The words rhyme!  They are also a treasure trove of meanings.  To top it off, some of the words even have the same spelling and very different definitions!

Let’s start with the word “depravity”.  It is “the state of being morally bad, the quality or state of being corrupt, evil, or perverted.”

Consider the rhyming word “gravity”.  It is “a serious situation or problem; the gravitational attraction of the mass of the earth, the moon, or a planet for bodies at or near its surface.”

Now throw in a variation of the word “gravity” as in “grave”.  It is “an excavation for burial of a body; likely to produce great harm or danger; significantly serious.”

Depravity is grave, as in serious and it great harm can be a result of it.  Depravity can even work a lot like gravity, that is, if left unchecked, it pulls us further into grave situations.

Furthermore, when our time has come and we enter the grave due to a physical death, depravity could also be the defining status of our lives and it could lead to spiritual death:

And just as it is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment, (Heb 9:27)

While the grave is a place where our bodies go, there is One whom the grave had no hold on Him: 

The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay. Then go quickly and tell his disciples: ‘He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him.’ Now I have told you.”   (Matt 28:5-7)

And while gravity keeps us earthbound, gravity could not keep Jesus earthbound:

As He finished this commission, He began to rise from the ground before their eyes until the clouds obscured Him from their vision.  (Acts 1:9)

So, be aware of the gravity of depravity and don’t let it pull you down.

And consider Him, the one who could not be constrained by the grave or by gravity. In fact, you could even say that He is free from the effects of gravity.  He has the power that we need to free ourselves from that depravity that could define our lives.  And that’s true freedom!

 

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