Reign (Par“t 5)

Reign (Par“t 5)
For if by the one man’s offense death reigned through the one, much more those who receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ.” Romans 5:17
The Dead Sea, located in the Middle East, has some of the most saline water on earth; as much as 35% of the water is dissolved salts! That's up to six times as salty as the ocean! There are no fish or any kind of swimming, squirming creatures living in or near the water. What you'll see on the shores of the Sea is white, crystals of salt covering EVERYTHING. And this is no ordinary table salt, either. The salts found in the Dead Sea are mineral salts, just like you find in the oceans of the world, only in extreme concentrations. The water in the Dead Sea is deadly to most living things. Fish accidentally swimming into the waters are killed instantly; their bodies quickly coated with a layer of salt crystals and then tossed onto shore.
Life cannot be sustained in the Dead Sea because it is so salty, but why is it so salty? The problem is not with the input. The Sea is continually fed water from the Jordan River and several rivers and streams coming down off the mountains that surround it. The problem is, however, no rivers drain out of the Dead Sea. The Sea has no output! The only way water gets out of the Sea is through evaporation. And when the water evaporates, it leaves behind all the dissolved minerals, just making it saltier. The fact that the water doesn't escape the Sea just traps the salts within its shores.
Jesus told his disciples, “You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. And you will be my witnesses, telling people about me everywhere…” (Acts 1:8 NLT, emphasis added). Again, giving what’s referred to as the Great Commission in Matthew 28:19, “Go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.”
The cure for spiritual stagnation is to advance the Kingdom! You have been enabled by the Holy Spirit to attest to the life of Christ. Someone needs to know the Truth that’s been revealed to you. I pray that today you will release the treasure within to bring glory to God and be a blessing to someone else.