The pleasures of sin temporarily satisfy the lust of the flesh, but it is an addictive downward spiral ending in death and separation from God ... a slave master whose ultimate goal is to destroy you.
But each person is tempted when dragged away by their own evil desire and enticed. Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death. James 1:14-15
To believe that you can entertain sin for a season and stop when you want ... is a lie. The trap has been set and you fall prey to its grip. It eventually delivers a life of despair ... a punishing, unrelenting imprisonment.
Spurgeon - A cruel king called one of his subjects into his presence and asked him about his occupation. The man responded, 'I’m a blacksmith.’ The ruler then ordered him to go and make a chain of a certain length. The man obeyed, returning after several months to show it to the monarch. Instead of receiving praise for his actions, he was instructed to make the chain twice as long. When that assignment was completed, the blacksmith presented his work to the king, but again was commanded, 'Go back and double its length!’ This procedure was repeated several times. At last, the wicked tyrant directed the man to be bound in chains of his own making and cast into a fiery furnace.
Like that cruel king, sin exacts from its servants a dreadful price: The wages of sin is death. But the good news is in the last part of that verse: The gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 6:23
Consider the consequences of sin's tenacious hold on you. Freedom is available through the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. He conquered sin on your behalf.
For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. John 3:17
He alone can release you from sin's guilt and shame. Lay your burden down at the foot of the cross.
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