We make a mockery of His sacrifice if we continue to sin, thinking that we can keep coming back to receive forgiveness over and over again.įourth, we must ask Jesus to be Lord of our life. Our salvation was purchased at the cost of Jesus’ death on the cross. When we ask God to forgive our sin, and we accept Jesus as our Savior, we cannot at the same time be planning to return to our sin.
TAKING OUT THE TRASH WITHOUT WASHING HANDS FREE
Third, we must desire to be free of our sin. Each of us is accountable for his or her actions. If we say, “I sinned, but it wasn’t my fault because my brother encouraged me to do it,” we are not acknowledging our responsibility.
Second, we must accept responsibility for our sin, instead of blaming someone else. If we refuse to acknowledge our sin, then we are, in essence, telling God, “No, I don’t want Your help.” In His loving mercy, God offers us the real and lasting solution to the sin problem we all face.įirst, we must agree with Him that we have sinned. Although he may hide it and cover his tracks, the addiction still remains and increases in intensity, tightening its stranglehold on the person. Someone else may be secretly addicted to pornography. Someone who drinks before going to work may freshen his or her breath, but the effects of the alcohol linger. For example, a smoker may use breath mints after smoking a cigarette however, the smell still remains in his or her clothing and hair, and the damage to the lungs does not disappear.
Instead of dealing with it, they try to cover up the signs of it. The above scenario reminded me of what people often do when sin has gained a foothold in their life. But wouldn’t it be easier to just eliminate the cause by taking out the trash and thoroughly washing the dishes? Then you could spray once to get rid of any traces of offensive odor that remained.
But what happens if you dumped the remains of the fish in your trash, and it is still sitting in your kitchen, along with the unwashed utensils and the pans you cooked the fish in? I suppose you could continue to spray the product in a perpetual effort to freshen the air. While shopping with my wife recently, I noticed the wide array of products designed to freshen the air and remove bad odors from the home.Īccording to advertisements I have seen, if you prepare a fish dinner, and you want to get rid of the fishy smell, you just spray a particular product, and it completely eliminates the odor.
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