“For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Romans 6:23
The penalty of sin is death both in your life today and in your future. Sin left unchecked causes some of the precious life of Jesus to seep out of your body.
Sin quenches or diminishes the power of the Holy Spirit dwelling inside you. In reality, you are forsaking the work of Jesus on the cross and choosing to live for self. Sin reduces the vibrancy of life and leads to misery and destruction.
You can’t get completely away from sin but what God dislikes most is “unmitigated” sin. This is a pattern of behavior which is not lessened or changed. Your habits and thinking patterns can fall into the category of unmitigated sin. In essence, you are consciously allowing sin to continue in your life and you are rejecting or minimizing the consequences of your actions.
God hates sin but He also knows you can never be completely free from it. This is why He sacrificed His Son for you. The blood of Jesus forgives and restores you to God and His resurrected Spirit will transform you into a godly person and prevent you from becoming entangled in sin.
God is merciful and gentle dealing with your sin if you have a humble and willing heart to change your actions. God is simply asking for you to open your heart up to Him and ask His Spirit to reveal anything in your life that is not of Him. Then it becomes God’s responsibility to change you into a new person and implant His virtue in your heart.
The response to dealing with sin is to be yoked to the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus and you will be set free from sin leading to death. The Holy Spirit lives in you so take every thought captive to the obedience of Jesus Christ! He lives so you can live!
Thought for the day: “I will do for you what you cannot do for yourself. Just be yourself and have an open heart to Me. I died so you can live. It is not by might nor by strength but by My Spirit.”
Hal Hollister Ministry 