Thrive on Less Corruption

Since the fall of Adam and Eve, corruption has been woven into the very fabric of our world. What began with one act of disobedience in the Garden of Eden rippled across all of creation, leaving behind a trail of brokenness that touches every corner of life. Lies, theft, adultery, murder, envy, and countless other sins are not isolated problems—they are evidence of a world that has been corrupted from its core.

The Bible says: “Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned” (Romans 5:12). Humanity’s rebellion infected not only our hearts but also the world around us.

We don’t have to look far to see it. Human history is a record of nations rising and falling through betrayal, greed, and injustice. Families are torn apart by dishonesty and selfishness. Even our daily interactions remind us how difficult it is to find truth, purity, and genuine love in a world clouded by sin.

But the corruption is not just in human society—it bleeds into nature itself. Watch a lion stalk and devour a gazelle, or a centipede paralyze a grasshopper and eat it alive. Wolves tear at a lamb before it takes its final breath. The very order of creation, once declared “good,” now bears scars of suffering, survival, and death. The Apostle Paul explained it this way: “For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of Him who subjected it, in hope that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to corruption and obtain the freedom of the glory of the children of God” (Romans 8:20–21).

It’s no wonder that horror tales of vampires and werewolves mirror these same corrupted instincts. They prey on life, destroying others to sustain themselves—just as corruption in human hearts drives us to exploit rather than uplift. Even when we try to escape the cycle—some choosing veganism as a form of resistance—reality catches up. Survival is tied to sacrifice. Feed a lion grass and it will die, because corruption has rewired the very laws of life and death.

So where does that leave us? The hard truth is that corruption touches everything—we are tangled in it, just as Scripture says: “The whole world lies in the power of the evil one” (1 John 5:19). Yet there is hope. While sin corrupted, Christ restores. His sacrifice opened a way to untangle ourselves from the grip of corruption and walk in truth, righteousness, and love.

To thrive on less corruption doesn’t mean pretending we can escape it fully in this life. It means refusing to feed it in our choices, our relationships, and our hearts. It means standing against lies, resisting envy, walking away from theft, and striving for honesty in a world addicted to deception. “Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap” (Galatians 6:7).

Instead, we are called to live renewed lives. “Put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires, and… put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness” (Ephesians 4:22–24).

We cannot fix the whole world, but we can choose each day whether to let corruption reign in us—or to let God’s Spirit lead us into something better.

Thrive on less corruption. Live as a witness that even in a fallen world, redemption is possible.