Sin is serious business. It is because of sin that all of us are born spiritually separated from God. Thankfully, Jesus died for our sins and has given us the chance to have our relationship with God restored by faith in the redemptive work of the cross. Imagine, Adam and Eve’s one sin of disobedience caused all of humanity to fall into sin.
And while sin can clearly be defined as doing anything that breaks God’s laws there is an even deeper aspect of sin that I would like to share, which Pastor Adrian Rogers touched on when he said: “Sin is not just breaking God’s laws; it is breaking His heart.”1
My friends Jesus loves you so much that He willingly died on Calvary’s cross to cancel your lifetime of sins and redeem you from the penalty of eternal damnation. While our sins as a believer won’t cause us to lose our salvation, these same sins break God’s heart. And the more we understand how we disappoint God through our sinning I pray that this will motivate us to avoid sin at all costs. For the more we fall in love with Jesus the last thing we will want to do is sin against His wonderful name and nature. (Proverbs 16:6) can be very helpful here for it reads: “…And by the fear of the Lord one departs from evil.” The more we reverence God the less we will ever want to sin against Him.
Reverencing and praising God puts a smile on God’s face while sinning breaks His heart. We owe everything to God and He has done so much for us. Isn’t it time we draw so close to Him that the last thing on our minds would be to sin against His nature and name. Instead, let’s plan our day by spending time in prayer and thinking how we can do things to glorify His name and just enjoy His marvelous presence in our lives. I guarantee you will be blessed!