Ruined

Ruined

The gospel ruins a man for this world and makes him profitable for Jesus.
Jeremiah 16:19-21

Jesus will ruin you from the darkness of lies, worthlessness, and the unprofitable things of this world, or the darkness of it all has you ruined and unprofitable for His service. And that's why you're not running TO and FOR Jesus— as a way of life. (1 Corinthians 16:22; Psalm 119:155; 1 Peter 1:3-12; 1 Peter 2)

"The Gentiles shall come to You (Father) from the ends of the earth and say, "Surely our fathers have inherited lies, worthlessness and unprofitable things." Will a man craft a way of thinking and living for himself, and then pass it down, teaching it to generation upon generation, which has no eternal benefit or life in it? "Therefore behold, I will this once (a period, in time, called the times of the Gentiles) CAUSE them to know, I will CAUSE them to know My hand and My might (My Son, Jesus (John 6:35-48); And [because I will teach and draw them] they shall know that My name is the LORD." (Jeremiah 16:19-21)

He will ruin you and all you once clung to when He graciously makes you a new creature in Christ Jesus that you can love, live, and treasure knowing and making Jesus known (2 Corinthians 5:14-21; Acts 3:22-26; Acts 11:17-18; Acts 13:47-49; Acts 14:21-28; Acts 15:13-19; Acts 26:15-23).

Who's got you ruined?
The wonder-working grace and truth of Jesus or the worthlessness of a world system that functions, and will eventually perish, without an ounce of His redeeming grace and truth. And, if those who are ruined by its ways today, if they are not permanently interrupted and invaded by Jesus, being reconciled and made righteous by His life and blood, they w