Birth of a Killer

James 1:15 Then, when lust has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is finished, brings forth death.

Romans 6:23 tells us that the wages of sin is death. For the person who rejects Jesus, their ultimate end will be eternal separation from Jesus, and eternal suffering or death. For those of us who know the Lord as Savior, we have escaped eternal punishment, but we have not escaped the painful consequences of sinful choices. When we choose to entertain our flesh with its wicked desires, we set ourselves up for not only our own suffering, but the suffering of others. The enemy convinces us that a little dabble here and a little dabble there will hurt no one. However, what we do not realize is that the process starts out slow. The verse tells us that when sin is birthed, death will be the end result when it is full grown. Think about that for a moment in respect to the growth process. A baby grows into adulthood over an 18 year period. During that time we often do not realize just how much that child has grown and changed, because we see them every day; so it is with sin in our lives. We do not realize how much it is growing, how many people it is affecting, and how much destruction it is causing. Just like that "aha" moment when we realize that our child has grown into a mature young man or woman, so it is with sin. One day we will come to the realization that sin has killed our closest relationships, caused us all kinds of emotional problems, and most importantly has killed our spiritual life; causing a hindrance in our relationship with Jesus. Sin will ALWAYS lead to death. So yes...we are saved from eternal death when we accept Jesus, but when we choose sin, as a Christian, we open the door for the enemy to sift us as wheat, and make us useless for the cause of Christ. Sin is a testimony killer. If we have already allowed another killer to be birthed in our lives, it is time to capture it, restrain it, bring it to Jesus with repentance, mourning, and confession, and leave it on the altar. Let us not entertain the desires of our flesh. Instead, let us turn to Jesus, before our lusts conceive and birth the killer that Jesus went to the cross to defeat...sin.

Today, God extends an invitation to you to accept His free gift of salvation (Rom 6:23). Will you accept it? Anyone who calls on Jesus, by faith, in repentance, confessing your sins, will receive eternal life. Do not put off calling on Him, and receive His free gift of salvation today (Rom 10:13).