Wonderful exposition, Pastor!
I always find it astonishing how
merciful you are towards sinners (see also Jonah 4:2): Many Creation Scientists would have written the Title as "It
IS your lack of faith" but in its present form the Title nicely illustrates the possibility of
depression being a test of Faith from Jesus! This is really a
perfectly executed Creation Science Study!
If I may, I'd like to add some
Creative Biochemistry as a sidenote. The moleculics responsible for these emotions are called
serotonin and
dopamine.
Jesus can obviously modify their concentrations in the human brain at will but
secular medics have also learned how to meddle with them giving their patients
false relief from depression. This has led to
serotonin worship by many atheists:
They're walking around
boasting their serotonin dependency and
mocking Jesus with every step.
Galatians 5:20
Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,
I am quite sure that this
serotonin cult is also guilty of
emulations, acting like a happy person when
Jesus has given you a
message by making you sad and desperate. In fact, the more He torments you with serotonin deficiency, the better the first glimpses of
Heaven would feel. In addition, the following image
proves the point that during prayer the
anti-depressive neurotransmitters are activated.
1 Peter 1:6
Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations:
Hence,
depression is necessary. If we consider the fate of,
e.g.,
Henry Hudson, it is possible that during the direst of circumstances,
adequate prayer would surely have saved him.
Yours in Christ,
Elmer