The Promise Of Sin

Sin bears the promise of some gift to benefit us, but it can never deliver.   #daybydaylw   Interested in learning more about becoming a devoted follower of Christ? Go to follow.lifeword.org.   ~~~   Not only does sin come to us in degrees, but also bearing some promise of a gift. Sin comes to our minds offering some sort of prize, or reward, and we help it along with our own justifications, convincing ourselves that this slight action will actually work out for us and those around us for the better. I would be a better man, a more congenial women, a better student, a happier mom or dad, a more productive worker if I only did ___________________, and after all who wouldn’t want me to be a better husband, wife, mom, dad, student, or worker? We commit the sin thinking that the end justifies the means; we walk into sin for the sake of the good we believe it will bring with it, when in reality, all of those justifications are convenient cloaks of our own selfishness. The Bible is so relevant to us today because we struggle with the same issues that these men and women struggled with. But we are to learn from them, avoid the traps, and run to the true King for help and deliverance. That is why we have the Bible!