SHUN SECRET SINSpeaker: Dr. Paul Dhinakaran Gist: Your sins will find you out. You cannot do sin in secret. It always follows and exposes you. Sin is dangerous. Today be assured of this hope that the One who gives you freedom from sin is with you. What does sin do? It follows us wherever we go. Proverbs 13:21 tells us that, "Evil pursues the sinners." The Bible says in Numbers 32:23, " Your sins will find you out." You cannot do sin in secret. It always follows and exposes you. Sin is dangerous.
A certain young man from a village was suddenly found missing. The police searched for him but could not find him. After three years a lady in that village got demon possessed. When the priest tried to drive that demon away from that woman, that woman began to speak with a male's voice. She said, "Sir, don't you know me? I am the young man who was found missing three years ago. Do you know how I died? Two people of this village murdered me and hid my body near the village well." The priest told this to the police. Immediately they rushed to that spot and found the body of that young man as they were told. At once they caught the other two young men who murdered him and arrested them. Sin follows and it is terrible. Doing sin makes us lose our peace. Isaiah 48:22 says, "There is no peace for the wicked."
There lived a mayor of a city who was highly respected. One day he went to his friend, a judge by profession and said, "Please do me a favour. Twenty-five years ago, I secretly murdered a man but my conscience pricks me even now. I have no peace. Please arrest, punish and hang me. Only then my soul will rest in peace. Please hang me for my secret sin."
1 John 3:20 tells that our conscience pricks and testifies against us. Sin makes you lose your peace. Perhaps, have you lost your peace this day owing to some sins committed secretly? Do not worry because there is hope for you. Today be assured of this hope that the One who gives you freedom from sin is with you. Offer the following prayer from the bottom of your heart and you will find His divine peace surrounding you right now.
Prayer
Almighty God,
Creator of heaven and earth keep back Your servant from presumptuous sins and let them not have dominion over me. Help me to be blameless and innocent of great transgression. I praise and thank You because You alone are the One who can grant me the freedom from sin. Wash me in the blood of the Lamb and cleanse my sins. I request You to keep me safely under the shadow of Your wings and bless me this day.
In Jesus' name I pray.
Amen. |