“But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against the LORD: and be sure your sin will find you out.” Num. 32:23.
The devil tries to deceive people into believing that they can sin and get by, and that they can break God’s laws and never get caught. His philosophy is that “no one will ever know.” We are uncertain about some things in life, but this is one thing all of us can be sure of: Sin will catch up with anyone who makes practice of it; payday will surely come some day for all we live a self indulgent life. Sin will find them out! If we break God’s laws we will often reap what we sow—even in our own bodies. Some diseases many folks grapple with in our days are not unconnected to lifestyle.
Sin destroys character as well. And surely a rotting character is worse than a sick body. The person who drinks alcohol for instance, is not the same person he was before he started drinking. The worst thing that alcohol does for the drinker, is not to injure his lungs and bring disease to his liver and weaken his bodily constitution; the worst thing that drinking does for the man who drinks, is that it produces a change in his character. His will-power is weakened; his self-control is gone; his perception of right and wrong becomes deadened.
One of the dreadful things about sinning is that the damnation many times falls on the sinners, but the repercussions effects other people. If the sinner himself were the only one who suffered for his sins, it would be bad enough—but our sins can hurt other people. We can’t always confine the results of our sins to our own lives alone.This principle is illustrated in the life of David. David’s lust and sin of adultery with Bathsheba led to the murder of Uriah, her husband. 2 Sam. 11:1-27. Wisdom must be granted us to walk right and mortify sin, the mortification of sin is a reality every believer must press into. We must mortify sin and press into true righteousness. Stay away from sin, stay plugged into righteousness and remain a high flyer.
FURTHER READING:
“Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;” 1 Peter. 2:11.
“This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.” Gal. 5:16.
DECLARATION:
Dear Abba Father, thank You for another day that you have made. I declare today that everything that pertains to my life cooperates with Devine design. My life responds to God and His counsel. My Destiny embraces grace that power me into greater productivity in the mighty name of Jesus, supernatural open door is granted me on all sides in Jesus name, amen.
1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
Luke. 14:1-35. Luke. 15:1-32. Luke. 16:1-31. Luke. 17:1 -37.
QUOTE FOR THE DAY:
“One Leak Can Sink A Ship: One Unconfessed Sin Can Destroy A Sinner.”
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