Sin leaves scars!
Psalm 84:10, For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.
When I was as a young boy my parents got me a bicycle one year for Christmas. I remember getting up on the two wheeled contraption and attempting to ride it. After I thought I had mastered the skills to pop wheelies and jump rocks, I thought it would be a good idea to build a ramp to jump higher, further, and longer air time. Wrong answer! I ended up with road rash on my arms and legs leaving some nasty scars on my knees and elbows.
Now riding a bicycle is not sin but jumping those ramps wasn’t the smartest thing in the world to do. A few moments of sinful pleasure can leave some sinful scars! Broken marriages, estranged kids, a lost job, someone’s life, sometimes come when someone put themselves above a commitment they made.
I don’t know about you but I don’t want any scars reminding me of the grievous sins I may have committed. I need to be reminded of the Heavenly Father’s grace and mercy! Be reminded this morning, Sin will take you further than you wanted to go, keep you longer than you wanted to stay, and cost you way more than you were willing to pay. So guard your heart!
