Feb. 28: SIN? or SINS? THE DIFFERENCE?

Let’s try to clear up something today for your spiritual growth. Do you understand the difference between sin and sins?
You see, sins are the result of sin. What is sin? It is doing anything not pleasing to God. It is going your own way instead of God’s way. It is withholding yourself from God. The result of this sin is the sins of your life, that is, the bad things you begin to think and say and do. It’s like crab-grass in your yard. You see the leaves beginning to grow and cut it off but in a few days it is growing and spreading. The reason was that you never dealt with the real culprit, the root. So, in your spiritual life, sin is the root and sins are the fruit of your separation from God.
Many church people get frustrated by trying to get the bad things out of their lives and have no lasting success. The reason? They have not dealt with the root problem.
When Jesus died on the cross the Bible says that “God made Him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.” (2 Corinthians 5:21) Also in 1 Peter 2:22 (NIV) “Jesus committed no sin (no rebellion against God) but He himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness.”
Your bad habits, bad feelings, bad attitudes are all the result of the basic problem. “All of us like sheep have gone astray, we have each gone our own way, and the Lord has placed on Jesus this burden.” (Isaiah 53:6 NIV)
God hates sin and loves the sinner. Do you understand now how this can be? Confess your sin and then you will be free to work on the sins.

“Take away my rebellious wanting to do what I want instead of
what you want. Forgive me my sin! Give me a new heart to love
You. Amen”