Feb. 15, 2007
Feb. 15, 2007
Psa 1:1
(1) Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
This verse clearly shows that sin is progressive in nature. In order to wind up sitting with those who scorn God, you have to have been standing among those sinful people to start with. In order to be standing amongst them, one has to walk the path to get to them. One does not start out sitting in the wrong place, he had to get there in progressive steps.
A husband or a wife does not cheat on their spouse on purpose. It starts by walking in the counsel of the ungodly. The person says, "my mate does not understand me, they do not love me anymore," at least to themselves. Next, the stand in the way of sinners, they find someone who makes them feel good about themselves and rather than get out of there, they stand there enjoying it. The next step is inevitable, they sit with the scornful. "God will not mind my sin," they say, "my mate does not love me, and God is love, so I need to get it where I can." At that point they are fully into their sin. They will not see that it is unless they get caught by human beings. God is aways watching though.
This can apply to anything in our lives, not just adultery. One does not get into wasteful spending habits with out going through the steps till they final are broke. One does not over-eat without walking to the table first. In all the situations in your life, look for those that are leading you to sin, and then cut them out of your life.
Is there a way out, yes, go back to the point where the sin was not there. Cut that part out of your life like it was a part of your body that was putting poison into it. Will it hurt? Does any surgery hurt? Jesus once said that it was better to enter into heaven with one hand missing than to enter into hell. If you try to stay in the sin, you will only let the poison continue to flow, you can not walk in the best that God has for you.
Is there a sin in progress in your life? It may be time to get some scissors.
