Sin For A Season

James 1:15-16
Then, when desire has conceived, it gives birth to SIN....and SIN when it is full-grown, brings forth death. Do not be deceived, my brethren.

The thought of sin, especially when we are under the influence of the devil, draws us away into darkness. With our minds we may be thinking "This is wrong!!" but our heart does not heed the warning and we chase what our sin/nature has placed in front of us. The idea of committing a sin...the thought of embracing what we know will lead us to a place where it will not end good...grows more faint with each moment that we allow our dark desires to occupy a place in our thoughts.

People throw away years of marriage for a moment of passion.
People throw away family and relationship for a moment of ecstasy and a high.
Sin is pleasurable for a season.
If it weren't, we would not pursue the feeling it gives us.
But the pleasure, like I wrote, is for but a season.
The pleasure wears off....
The excitement disappears.
The guilt begins to build.
The shame follows you around and will not let you forget what you have done.
So you double down on the sin in order to escape those feelings.
More and more....
Higher and higher...
Numb yourself to the point that you stand at the edge of death.
Sometimes the thoughts grow so dark that you think death is your friend and the only way out of this dark life you've chased.

Is there an answer to a path that leads to total destruction on this side of heaven....and eternal damnation on the other side? Yes..
The answer is so simple...
Jesus.
Seriously?
Yes! Just Jesus.

Psalm 107:18-20
Their soul abhorred all manner of food, and they drew near to the gates of death. Then they cried out to the Lord IN their trouble, and He saved them out of the distresses. He sent His word and healed them from their destruction.

Only Jesus has the power to break that sin/nature we possess.
That bent inside of us that draws us to do the wrong thing....to say the wrong thing....to believe that we have no need for God in any shape, form or fashion in our life.

So, to me, I would leave you with two words to think about today.
Just Jesus.

God on you...
mbb