This morning I woke up late. It messed up my routine, or at least that's what I thought until I was working out! You see my new routine is to get up at 6 a.m. have quiet time for about an hour then work out followed by breakfast and wifely duties...all this depending on my work schedule of course!
I started out on the elliptical machine, then the treadmill then the leg and arm machine...(I don't know what it's called so I call it the leg and arm machine!). It was on that machine that I was thinking about how heavy the weights were when the Holy Spirit spoke and said :"just like those weights, Christians who sit in the pew Sunday after Sunday weigh other people's sin." WOW...How profound. As my legs began to stretch and bend against the machine I got to thinking about the aches of my legs. The Spirit said, "you think that's pain, Jesus walked up Calvary for you all the while carrying an old rugged cross."
The weight of sin is heavy no matter how you slice it. The penalty to pay for sin is even more heavy. The Bible says, "For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord." Romans 6:23. We deserve to die because of our sin. Jesus bore it all on a cross so that we could have eternal life. I don't know about you but that blows me away. Now that's some heavy weight with an eternal reward.
This week, I'd like to challenge you to ask the Holy Spirit to remind you of the price Jesus paid for you every time you're tempted to "weigh in" on the sins of others from beyond the church pew. It's a humbling experience trust me.
Let's pray:
Heavenly Father, thank you so much for the heavy price Jesus paid on the Cross. Forgive me for weighing the sins of others when I have sin in my own life. During this week, when I'm tempted to weigh in on the sins and shortcomings of others, remind me of my own sin and the fact that Jesus bore it all on a cross so that I could have eternal life. In Jesus' Name I pray-Amen
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