It's All Up To Him, Not You

Alcoholics Anonymous is just a different form of Hagar, the bondwoman who served as  a surrogate for Sarah, the wife of Abram, later Abraham.

This account is recorded in the Bible in Genesis, then fully expounded in Galatians:

"21Tell me, ye that desire to be under the law, do ye not hear the law? 22For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, the one by a bondmaid, the other by a freewoman. 23But he who was of the bondwoman was born after the flesh; but he of the freewoman was by promise. 24Which things are an allegory: for these are the two covenants; the one from the mount Sinai, which gendereth to bondage, which is Agar. 25For this Agar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and answereth to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children. 26But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all." (Galatians 4: 21-26)

Every Christian in the Body of Christ is called into Sonship in Christ, and so we have the Spirit of Sonship within us, crying "Abba, Father!" (Galatians 4: 6)

If we are sons, then we are no longer slaves, and thus we no longer identify with the slavish system of laws and commandments, all of which were meant as a form of guardianship for the Israelites, until the fullnes of time would come (Galatians 3: 24-26)

In this new life of grace and peace under the New Covenant, we are no longer called to die under the oldness of the letter, the Old Covenant which was imperfect because man could not keep it, and because of the New Covenant is now vanishing away (Hebrews 8: 13)

Alcoholics Anonymous is another return to rules and regulations, one which places the focus back on you and me instead of leading us to look to the Author and Finisher of Faith, Jesus Christ.

We need a Savior, not just once from death, but a Savior who saves us every day.

That Person, Jesus Christ, came and witnesses to the Israelites during the days of His ministry on this earth:

"Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest." (Matthew 11: 28)

Unfortunately, most of us treat Jesus like a one-day solution, as if He who has been from the beginning cannot see us through our troubles, from beginning to end.

It's all up to him, people. Jesus Christ, the same yesterday, today, and forever.

If the world hangs on nothing, what makes you think that you have to do something to make the world go round? Jesus holds all things together:

"The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand." (John 3: 35)

and

"And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand." (John 10: 28)

and

"15Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: 16For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: 17And he is before all things, and by him all things consist." (Colossians 1: 15-17)

It's all up to Him, not you, so forget the Twelve steps, and step into His rest!