Turn From Sin
Do
you remember when you were a child playing in the dirt? You got your clothes
and your body all smeared with dirt. Your Mom would take you in the house and
give you a bath. This would make you feel so much better. And the clean clothes
made you also look better. Nothing like facing the world with a clean body and
clothes!
Well,
sin is the same way. You are human and have a sin nature. The devil will have
you sinning and you think all is well. But, somewhere inside that body of
yours, you are constantly having the feeling that something isn’t right. Well,
the devil has you believing that your sin is not sin, that it is okay. But, until you realize that it is really is a
sin, you will go right on making the same mistakes over and over. And you can
just hear the devil laughing! He’s
saying I have this person right where I want him/her. He doesn’t make you feel
bad, but your conscious does. So many people sin and trying to make themselves
and others believe that what they are doing is okay. But, behind that hard
exterior, they are usually suffering. But you won’t hear them admit it until
God gets hold of them.
But
there are also many who do not believe in God; they do things ‘their way’ and
will refuse to listen to anything spiritual. If they only realized how
wonderful life can be when they actually turn their lives over to the Lord and
let him handle the mistakes they make. Sure, we aren’t perfect; nobody is but
Jesus. But we can work towards being as perfect as we can be here on earth.
AND, with His help, we can sin less and less. Christians do not habitually sin.
If they do, they aren’t living for God. We make mistakes, but our conscious immediately
calls us on it and we should repent and ask God for forgiveness.
We
face many temptations from day to day. Without God, it is hard to pass up those
temptations and you always have that little man sitting on your shoulder,
telling you all is well. But, it’s not. Each temptation can draw you further
and further into sin until your conscious is seared. You just think you are
having a good time, when all the while, you are getting farther and farther
away from what is truth. The Bible says if we are in Him (saved by grace
through faith in Him) then we shall know the truth and the truth shall set us
free. John 8:32 KJV.
Remember
that God loves us no matter how bad we are. He will forgive us of anything, IF
we ask of him. He’s a loving God and a forgiving God, but, if we don’t turn
from sin and ask for forgiveness, then we are on the path to destruction and
that leads to hell. There will always be eternity – but the question is: Where
will you spend eternity? It will be one of two places – heaven or hell. It’s
our choice to make. God gave us free reign over our lives after Adam and Eve
sinned. He could have turned away from us, but he didn’t. So, if you are at the
cross roads of decisions today, why not turn your life over to God and find out
what He can do for you! He can give you peace that passeth all understanding!
Phil 4:7 KJV
