THE GLORIOUS AND THE “FATAL ATTRACTION OF SIN”

THE GLORIOUS AND THE “FATAL ATTRACTION OF SIN”

For sin, seizing the opportunity and getting a hold on me [by taking its incentive] from the commandment, beguiled and entrapped and cheated me, and using it [as a weapon], killed me.” Romans 7:11(AMP)

THE GLORIOUS AND “FATAL ATTRACTION OF SIN” that causes us to linger until Satan is successful in leading us completely away from the loving arms of Christ as he places us on the road to perdition. “But every person is tempted when he is drawn away, enticed and baited by his own evil desire (lust, passions). Then the evil desire, when it has conceived, gives birth to sin, and sin, when it is fully matured, brings forth death.” James 1:14-15 (AMP)

The grace and mercy of God has limitation that He set’s. If your desire is to remain in the clutches of the abomination of sin, our Savior will not overpower you. He will not take away your freewill or force you to come HOME.

This must be  our choice, and the passion that we must seek for our Salvation, for there must be a willingness on our part, either Life through Christ, or destruction by allowing the things of this world and the forces of evil to control your life.

But our God will also never “leave you or forsake you” like peter when he saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out,” “LORD SAVE ME!” INSTANTLY Jesus reached out His hand and caught and held him.” Matt. 14:30-31 (NIV)

My friends that is where I need you to focus today on the word “INSTANTLY” not like most of us when we have a chance to serve God we begin to make excuses, well can you wait a few days God, I have another pressing matter to take care of but it want be long, I will get back with you in a few days.

Our God is a INSTANT God “….not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.” 2 Peter 3:9 (NIV) and receive life eternal “Several years ago Dr. George Sweeting and his family visited Niagara Falls. It was spring, and ice was rushing down the river.

As I viewed the large blocks of ice flowing toward the falls, I could see that there were carcasses of dead fish embedded in the ice. Gulls by the score were riding down the river feeding on the fish. As they came to the brink of the falls, their wings would go out, and they would escape from the falls.

I watched one gull which seemed to delay and wondered when it would leave. It was engrossed in the carcass of a fish, and when it finally came to the brink of the falls, out went its powerful wings. The bird flapped and flapped and even lifted the ice out of the water, and I thought it would escape.

But it had delayed too long so that its claws had frozen into the ice. The weight of the ice was too great, and the gull plunged into the abyss. Oh, the danger of delay!” (Dr. George Sweeting) My friends the “cost of becoming too attracted to this world” and the inducement of sin that the god of this world has placed before a child of God as he tells us “Ye shall not surely die:

“For (even) God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as God,…” Gen 3:4-5 (ASV) But according to God’s word it tells us that “the wages of sin is death; but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Romans 6:23 (ASV)

For some it will probably take an all night encounter with God like Jacob who wrestled with God all night before you can completely free yourself from the desires of this world, so don’t let “the weight become too great, and you plunged into the abyss”

God’s hand is a long hand, it can reach as far as needed to rescue a lost sheep. Remember Only after Jacob wrestles with God all night was he ready to complete his journey home and to Bethel, the place where he  first encountered God. Not long my friends so FOCUS on the finish line and ENDURE until you cross it for Christ waits.

So my friends today. Stay focused, remain faithful, love one another and endure till the end and never forget to STUDY&PRAY