Saturday January 06th, 2024
« The payment for sin is death, but the gift that God freely gives is everlasting life found in Christ Jesus our Lord »
20 The one who sins is the one who will die. The child will not share the guilt of the parent, nor will the parent share the guilt of the child. The righteousness of the righteous will be credited to them, and the wickedness of the wicked will be charged against them.
21 “But if a wicked person turns away from all the sins they have committed and keeps all my decrees and does what is just and right, that person will surely live; they will not die.
22 None of the offenses they have committed will be remembered against them. Because of the righteous things they have done, they will live.
23 Do I take any pleasure in the death of the wicked? Declares the Sovereign Lord. Rather, am I not pleased when they turn from their ways and live?
24 “But if a righteous person turns from their righteousness and commits sin and does the same detestable things the wicked person does, will they live? None of the righteous things that person has done will be remembered. Because of the unfaithfulness they are guilty of and because of the sins they have committed, they will die.
Though many people seem to have forgotten, I want to remind you today that the wages of sin is still death.
Death is a salary for sinners as stated in Romans 6:23.
The sinner cannot dodge it; you work and you must get paid. Ezekiel 18:20 GNT says:
« It is the one who sins who will die. Children are not to suffer because of the parent’s sins, nor parents because of the sins of their children. Good people will be rewarded for doing good, and evil people will suffer for the evil they do. »
There are three categories of death.
- One is physical death.
Sickness is an agent of physical death.
In Mark 2:5, Jesus forgave the sin of the paralyzed man before healing him.
If sin does not get out of the way, sickness would remain and eventually kill the person.
Jesus told the man at the pool of Bethesda after healing him that if he went back into sin, a worse illness would come upon him (John 5:14).
Physical death could come through sickness when sin is in the life of a man.
- The second category of death is material death.
In Deuteronomy 28:15-24, there is a list of curses for those who will not obey God.
If you read that scripture, you would be amazed at how many of those curses have to do with poverty.
Many people are wallowing in poverty simply because they refuse to let go of sin.
If only they could turn a new leaf and live holy, they would enjoy great blessings they never thought possible.
- Lastly, there is spiritual death.
This is the most dangerous; it is separation from God.
In Genesis 3:8-10, Adam and Eve ate the forbidden fruit and the moment they heard the voice of God, they ran.
God wasn’t the one chasing them; it was their sin.
When you commit sin, you automatically run from God; the intimacy between you and Him is destroyed.
Once the devil sees that you and your protector are now apart, he attacks with all kinds of issues.
Spiritual death leads the sinner to eternity in hell.
May you not experience spiritual death in the mighty name of Jesus.
Application – Avoid sin, avoid death.
Author – Bishop Enoch. A. Adeboye.
Edited by Naomie
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