Childhood obesity is now epidemic in Canada. The number of obese children has tripled in the last twenty five years. And yet The Canadian Medical Association reported only 9 percent of parents are willing to acknowledge weight problems in their children. They seem to prefer to compare their children with others, rather than the reading the scales. How so like human nature many of us are. When faced with a problem, we just put our head in the proverbial sand. Unfortunately, many are like that when it comes to things spiritual too. The Bible, just like a properly working scale, is a trustworthy standard. But it seems easier and less painful for us to say, “I’m as good as the next person”, forgetting that the Bible says, “All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,” and that “there is none righteous, no not one.” The wise among us will acknowledge our spiritual need and turn our lives over to the only Savior – Jesus Christ.

Pastor Alex Rockwell