Why
do the battle of christendom centre on
sin? Why do Christian set ample of time to deal with this three letter
words
spelt as S.I.N. Sin is the only threat to humanity. The origin of sin can
be
traced back to the account of creation as recorded in the book of
Genesis. Sin
came into the world when Adam and Eve dispised God instructions. And
because of
their disobedience they became foes and no longer friends with God.
Since time
inmemorial, we have come to believe that sin is an act of offence before
God.
Briefly I will sharing with you my personal experience and battles
against sin
which I tagged here as ‘The Dangers of Sin’
As
a young person, I have eat sin, chewed
sin, digested sin and also assimilated sin. One thing about sin is that a
constant repitition of it kills the human spirit and makes it lifeless
i.e. We
no longer become feel like we are doing something wrong. This is a
simple
reason why you see people kill other human species as if they are
killing some
kind of lower animal. As I grew up and deep in my Christian faith I
began to
see the dangers of sin in my life and in my future yet to come. Most of
the
major cause of the misfortunes, sufferings people face today are as a
result of
their sins of yesterday sonnest they forget they have sinned and begin
to point
accusing fingers on one person on the others. Some generations are
suffering
from the sins of their fore fathers or their grand parents. Sin and its
dangers
and effect will continue to linger until it is cleaned by the precious
blood of
Jesus.
The
dangers of sin cannot be over underlined.
Firstly Sin separates us from God. When we sin, God’s spirit which were
in us
at the beginning of creation is withdrawn far from us. Like the bible
says ‘The
eyes of the lord is too holy to behold evil’. Because God do not live in
a
corrupt body, He takes away His spirit from us and we are left to the
wiles of Satan and his cohorts. King David cried unto God ‘Create in me a
clean heart Oh
God and take not thy Holy spirit away from me’ God’s spirit is life and
energy
to the human soul and body. When we are empty without the God’s Spirit
it is
like when the mother hen lives her chicks to the dangers of the strong
and fierce birds of the air. When we sin God withdrawn His spirit
from
us and until we are cleanse we will remain empty.
Secondly,
when we are yoked by the influence
of sin God’s creativity is also withdrawn from us. In God lies
creativity, innovations, and great ideas. The bible says ‘The entrance
of His words gives
understanding to the simple’. In the book of Acts of the Apostles, When
Peter
and John performed their first miracle at the beautiful Gate, the
learned, the Jews were all amazed at how brave this men defended Christ.
They were intrigued
at the dose of wisdom they exude when they were been queried. But like
the Jews
also said ‘These men are not even educated’. The Holy spirit is the
source of
wisdom and knowledge in man. You may not be well educated but if you
have the
Holy spirit inside of you, you will certainly outshine those with higher
degrees and PhDs. Why is this so? Because ‘He that is in us is greater
than He
that is of the world’. Myles Monroe in his book ‘The principles and
power of
Vision’ also noted that ‘Man’s need for educated began when the first
man and
woman sinned against God’. Those who live in the shakles of sin are void
of the
Holy spirit of God and filled with the dirty spirit of Satan. Sin takes
away our
creative power and leaves us with zilch. No wonder the bible notes
‘Guard your
heart with ALL DILIGENCE for out of it springs the issues of life’
Thirdly,
Sin averts God's blessings for our lives. When we
are in sin God blessings is always far from us. God always work with His
people. Those who are not just hearers but doers of His words. God can
do
anything to bless His children even if it takes Him to destroy one
million
people. When we are in a constant fellowship with God , His blessings
are sure
to come to us. He has sworn to bless all those who are covenanted to
Him. Like
he says’ heaven and earth may pass away, but my words will never pass
away’.
Take a look at every sincere Christian and you will see that God’s
blessings
are always bestowed on them. The bible says ‘Seek ye first the kingdom
of God
and all these things will be added unto you’ He also said in Deut 18
‘And you
will remember the Lord because He has given you the power to become
rich’ Sin
steals our blessings both in physical and in our souls. Sin makes us
restless
while a good relationship with gives us peace.
Furthermore,
Sin hinders Self Discovery .When
we are wrapped up with sin, we cannot discover our purpose of living, we
cannot
fathom the totality of our true being because we have already been cut
from the
source of our creator. This is crystal clear. In the beginning of the
world God
said ‘Let us make man in our own image and likeness’ God made us, He had
a
purpose in heart before He decided to create us and if we are to find
that
purpose then we musk ask Him directly. I am guilty of this. I thought I
do not
need to ask God before I discover my telents and purpose in life. I
thought
knowledge alone will but I failed. Books, mentors, seminars cannot help
you
discover your purpose for life-Only God will because He single handely
created
you. He is the manufacture and we are His product so He knows why He
manufactured us. Sin hinders us from knowing why we are born and what we
are
born to do. God said ‘I know the plans I have for you’ He also said
‘Many are
the desires of man but only God’s plans will be done’.
Sin
makes us prey in the hands of the devil.
When we remain sinners we are not safe at all. God will always protect
only
those who are His. He will guard His people even with His last breathe,
because
those are His and He will never want to lose them. Satan has authority
to harm
us and to make our lives miseable when we have signed an agreement with
him by
remaining in sin. Satan can deal with men only when their hearts are not
with
God. Satan crushes men when their spirit are not bearing witness with
the
spirit of God. The bible says ‘The name of the Lord is a strong tower,
the
righteous runeth unto it and are save’ The name Jesus Christ will never
move
the devil if it is not coming out from the mouth of a sincere believer
and son
of God. The name –Jesus Christ is only activated when those who are His
mention
it. The bible says ‘…at the mention of His name Jesus every knee must
bow’
In
conclusion, Sin robs us of the salvation
of our souls. Everything that has a beginning will surely have an end.
God
gives and at the same time He takes back what He gives. Death is an
inevitable occurrence
in the life of man. Everything has has life in it will surely die. But
we are
not just some kind of lower animals. We have a soul that makes us
different
from any other kind of animal and that soul belongs to God. Dust we are
from
and dust we shall return. We are just going to return, but we are going
to
return and give an account of how we spent our lives. The bible makes us
understand that once we die judgement follows. Heaven is reserved for
those who
died in righteousness and the torments of hell is reserved for those who
failed
God’s judgement. Sin hinders us from enjoying the peace of heaven. Sin
will
make us qualified to be casted into the flames of fire that burns till
eternity. That is why we should be grateful we are alive today because
once our
heart stops pumping and breathed is ceased from our nostrils, then we
shall be
facing God’s judgments.
PS: Are you
still in sin? Do you want to enjoy God’s protection and blessings? Do
you want
to know why you are created because you are tired and famished of living
a life
without meaning? Do you want to God to bless your family? Do you want
God to
give long life and prosperity to your parents? Do youwant to be all that
God
want for you? Do you want to excel in life? If yes is your answer then
you must
reconcile with God by confessing your sins and asking Him to give you
the
Holyspirit. When we are in a good relationship with God then we are
accessed to
all the good things of life and still our souls will not suffer. This is
an
opportunity for you to accept Jesus as your personal Lord and saviour.
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