Forasmuch then as
Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same
mind: for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin; That he no
longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to
the will of God. For the time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought
the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of
wine, revellings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries:
Too often the Hebrews 11:25 verse referencing “the pleasures
of sin for a season,” is used to excuse why sin seems like so much fun. Someone
will say, “Well you see, it is really fun…for a season.” As if the idea that since
the fun is only temporary somehow that makes it less fun. Cupcakes bring me
happiness for the eleven seconds it takes me to one. I still eat cupcakes. I like
cupcakes alot. The duration of the fun is not the point. The type of fun is the
issue. According to verse 3 today, living a life of sin and impurity is living
after the “will of the Gentiles.” This should stand in stark contrast with the
“will of God,” which is to do right, and live holy and pure. You don’t have to
be duped into thinking of sin as the thing that you don’t want to do, only
because the pleasure doesn’t last forever. No, the reason you don’t do sin is
because it stands as a direct affront to the perfect design of God the Creator,
who made all things a specific way, including you, and knows exactly how they
should work. Furthermore, the reason you shouldn’t sin according to verse 1 is
that Jesus died so that you wouldn’t have to sin anymore. Before His death and
your salvation, you were a slave to sin. You didn’t sin because you liked it,
you sinned because you had to. You couldn’t help it. Now Jesus has died and in
His death bought you forgiveness. He has risen from the dead, in His
resurrection we can now have victory over sin. The reasons for not sinning are
legit, not based in the fact that sin “is only fun….for a season.” No, the
reasons for not sinning are this: sin is wrong; sin is against God; sin no
longer can control you if you are in Christ. Now, go eat a cupcake and stop
sinning.
Food For Thought: According
to today’s devo, what isn’t the reason we don’t sin? Give three real reasons
why we shouldn’t sin.
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