I think it's extremely easy to forget how serious the consequences of sin are.
The sentence "most of us are spoiled by grace...without this awareness of sin, we cheapen the grace of God" really stood out to me when I read through the devotional. Since I grew up in a Christian family, I was always aware of the concept of grace. It has always been a comforting thought knowing that no matter what I did, God would still love me and forgive me regardless. I think this resulted in me taking grace for granted and lightening the seriousness of sin. At times I would think "oh it's ok if I [fill in the blank] (i.e. don't honor my parents) because God will show me grace." But after reading this post, I was reminded that sin is nothing to joke about. Sin is something that Satan uses to attack us in our spiritual warfare, keeping us from God. Sin doesn't have to be grandiose (i.e. murder) but it can be as small as something like complacency/apathy.
I pray that God will instill in my heart a desire to run toward Him and reject all variations/forms of sin in my life, no matter how big or small they may be. I am reminded that God's grace will cover me even if I may mess up (which is guaranteed to happen), but I will try nonetheless with the help of the Holy Spirit.
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