Pre-existing Condition . . . a term of fear and loathing for people, and a term of endearment for insurance companies. Have one, and they don't have to cover it. Cancer, back trouble, diabetes, etc., etc., the list goes on and on? Better hope you don't need treatment for it in the next year or you will be out of luck. There's no salvation in Blue Cross and there is no protection from Blue Shield if you have one of these.
The exact opposite is true with God. There is one condition you must have, or you will not be covered by the Cross of Calvary. One that, if absent, will forever disqualify you for protection from His Shield. Try adding anything to your life religiously, work hard at conquering your sin and your failures without it, and you will find yourself frustrated, skeptical and cynical about it all.
Before you can add anything to your life, before you can supplement, grow, change, you must have faith in the One and Only Son of God, Jesus Christ our Lord. Apart from faith in Christ alone, no one is covered. Unless faith in Christ alone is present, this passage is powerless. "For His divine power has given us everything required for life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and goodness. By these He has given us very great an precious promises, so that through them you may share in the divine nature, escaping the corruption that is in the world because of evil desires. For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your FAITH. . ." (2Pet.1:3-5a)
If your life has been one failed attempt at a new life after another, if you have forever spun your tires in the mud of religious effort and found yourself more and more skeptical of the possibility of real change, then perhaps you simply have been putting your faith in the wrong person.
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