The Consequences
of Sin
“though hand join
hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished; but the seed of the righteous shall
be delivered”. (Prov 11:21)
Beloved, do you know that God hates sin with a fury, and
anyone who willfully sins is wicked before God. Do you also know that every sin
has a consequence and punishment attached to it? The truth is that every man or
woman has power to choose his/her sins and call it any name to water down the
gravity, but nobody has power to choose the consequences of those sins.
Everything we willfully commit sin, we run to the blood
of Jesus, to take cover without knowing that the blood of Jesus only
removes the condemnation and not the consequences of sin (Ps 89:30-33; 2
Sam 12:9-14). The only thing that can remove the consequences of sin is the mercy of God, but the trouble with the mercy of God is that it is not
guaranteed. The scripture writes “I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy”
(Rom 9:15). The implication is that you ask God for mercy over a sin, and He
may say: “not today”. (Ps 77:7-9). It may also shock you to know that God’s
mercy is not guaranteed on everyone every time, and sometimes can be
conditional (2 Sam 22:26, Ps 18:25).
Again, the repercussions of the same sin committed by two
different people may be completely different. For instance, if God ordains a
sister to be a vessel through which a special prophet of God will be born, and
that sister, by mistake, terminates the pregnancy of that special seed through
abortion; the repercussion of her sin would be greater that a prostitute who
commits twenty abortions of seeds for different purpose. Very often, you hear
people say ‘ I don’t think what I have done is bad, after all, everybody is
doing it’. You may be wrong because you might have caused more harm than anyone
else who did it (1 Kg 12:28-33)
Child of God, as you enjoy the goodness this yuletide
season offers, remember that God hates sin no matter the name it is given, and
even if hand join hand, no sin will go unpunished.
Pastor Kelechi Nzeh
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