Ever hear the adage, “EVERYONE IS IN THE SAME BOAT?”
It usually is used to make the point that everyone is facing the same predicament or situation. In other words it has a bad connotation or expresses a dangerous state of affairs for everyone!
However, it can be argued that if the situation was really bad or dangerous, “everyone being in the same boat” could reflect a rescue or salvation from drowning and death.
The adage came to mind this morning as I read 1 John 1:5 – 2:2 during my time of “coffee with the Lord.”
First of all, the passage argues that we’re all sinners! WE’RE “ALL IN THE SAME BOAT” – religious and irreligious, “saved” and “lost,” evangelical and Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Muslim, or “whatever” – even atheist! “All have sinned and come short of the glory of God!” (Romans 3:23)… And “The wages of sin is death!” (Romans 6:23) We’re all in trouble – “EVERYONE IS IN THE SAME BOAT!” – WE ALL NEED A “SAVIOR!”
Here’s how the passage declares it… “If we say, ‘We have no sin,’ we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is no in us! … If we say, ‘We have not sinned,’ we make Him a liar, and His word is not in us!”
ON THE OTHER HAND, WE CAN “ALL BE IN THE SAME BOAT!” – we can all experience salvation from sin through the Lord Jesus Christ! Here it is from the same passage: “If we confess our sin [acknowledge it and ask God to forgive us] He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from ALL unrighteousness… I am writing you these things so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Heavenly Father – Jesus Christ the Righteous One! He Himself is the atoning sacrifice our sins, and not only for ours, BUT ALSO FOR THOSE OF THE WHOLE WORLD!” (From 1 John 1: 8 – 2:2 CSV cp. John 3:16-17) … PRAISE THE LORD,,,“WE’RE ALL IN THE SAME BOAT!”
Coffee With The Lord 