Christ Died…So You Don’t Have To
Imagine you’re staying in a beautiful cabin high in the Rocky Mountains.
Early one morning, you wake up before everyone else. It’s right before dawn, and you decide to go downstairs and watch the sunrise.
You pad downstairs in your thick, fuzzy pink robe and slippers, make yourself a cup of hot chocolate, and then settle into a comfy overstuffed chair.
Facing east is a huge plate glass window. You watch the eastern sky as it begins to turn a watery green-blue.
Gradually, the horizon begins to turn shades of pink and red and apricot. Soon, shafts of yellow and orange begin to radiate upward and then, the sun breaks over the horizon in all its splendor. As the sun rises, you notice a glint off the window in the corner. Curious, you walk over to investigate.
During the night, someone has shot a beebee through the window and there is a little hole. Now the window must be replaced.
It doesn’t matter whether you drive a beebee throught it or whether you drive your Hummer through it, that window is just as broken. The entire window has to be replaced.
That is how sin is in our lives. James 2:10-11 says:
For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all. For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now if thou commit no adultery, yet if thou kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law. (KJV)
It’s human nature to categorize sin.
“I must be okay because I’ve never murdered anyone.”
“After all, it’s not like I’m sleeping with him. “
And yet, Christ addressed these very issue during His ministry.
You have heard that our ancestors were told, ‘You must not murder. If you commit murder, you are subject to judgment.’ But I say, if you are even angry with someone, you are subject to judgment! Matt 5:21-22a (NLT)
You have heard the commandment that says, ‘You must not commit adultery.’ But I say, anyone who even looks at a woman with lust has already committed adultery with her in his heart. Matt 5:27-28 (NLT)
The next time you catch yourself justifying your sin, stop and think about that plate glass window.
Christ lived a sinless life and then died on the cross; a sacrifice for our sin. Instead of trying to justify sin, confess it and then thank Him for dying…so you don’t have to.
Praise God for His love for us!
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Tamera, thank you for sharing this post with us. This is so true. We must also remember this when we are quick to judge someone we also see in sin. Instead of judging or gossiping we should pray for that person.
In Christ,
JEN
July 31st, 2007 | #