The longer I'm involved in ministering to drug-addicted people, the more I discover that God is in the rehabilitation business—bringing about personal change. Christian rehabilitation is unique, for it relies on Christ's power to change people from the inside out.

But drug addicts aren't the only people who need to be changed. All of us, without exception, have fallen short of God's standards. We may not be slaves to alcohol or drugs, but we are addicted to sin and self. Every person needs to be rescued from sin's grip and become a new creature in Christ (2 Cor. 5:17).

We enter the Lord's unique life-changing program the day we receive Christ, and that program continues for life—not just for a few months. The apostle Paul put it this way: "He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ" (Phil. 1:6).

Whatever our sin-habits are, we all need the same Savior. And everyone who comes to Him echoes the same testimony: "Amazing grace, how sweet the sound, that saved a wretch like me."

Are you letting Jesus Christ change you from the inside out?  — Joanie Yoder