Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof. Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God.
ROMANS 6:12-13 KJV.
Bible Text
What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?
Romans 6:1 KJV.
Sin is a demonic enterprise with its own identity. It seeks vessels to orchestrate its destruction through. God warned Cain in Genesis 4:7 that he should beware of the mouthwatering deals sin presented to him – if he must please God. But corrupted by fleshly pride, he failed.
Apostle James explained the technology of sin in James 1:14-15, saying it all starts with a desire. It is a desire that sneaks in as a tempting alternative whereas it is a snare. Desires can be nurtured and cultured to become realizable. After nurturing these desires, they often birth another entity called sin. Sin was found in Lucifer after much brooding of the desire to be like God.
But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.
James 1:14-15 KJV.
Desires possess potential energy [energy at rest] while sin possesses kinetic energy [energy at work]. Desires are powerful [full of power]; sin puts that power to work.
For instance, if a man decides in his heart to engage in falsehood, that is a desire. But the desires are still there in his heart at rest [potential energy]. By the time he begins to practice it, sin creeps in, which means he has opted for sin’s package. By now his desires are in motion. The only place that this motion will lead to is the final stage called death [Romans 6:23]. No other terminals, death only.
Also Read: SIN – THE NURTURE [THE WORK OF THE FLESH]
Sin is wrong desires in motion. Desires conceive sin and sin conceives death.
For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Romans 6:23 KJV.
It is a known fact that sin is a killer, and the fall of man could be traced back to its origin of rebellion which was imputed into man as a sin. Man was created to know only good, but when man fell he developed the ability to know evil because, initially, evil was not in the picture. The ability to know evil as a reality that man acquired from his rebellion was what led to his fall.
Though we were born into sin according to Psalms 51:5, we should not continue to walk in it as stated in the Bible text: “Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound?” Surely not!
Deliverance from sin, Satan and his works is the primary purpose of the Redemptive Work of The Cross. Mankind has a price tag with which he has been bought, which is the blood of Jesus and that means there has been a change of ownership, meaning the devil has no power over God’s creation because he is no longer in control, he has lost control.
Desires possess potential energy [energy at rest] while sin possesses kinetic energy [energy at work]. Desires are powerful [full of power]; sin puts that power to work.
Many times we find ourselves dabbling into sin repeatedly and we wonder if there could be a way out. The answer is that there is a way out but oftentimes we tend to act independently before God and try to prove to God that we can work it out on our own. And in our ignorance, we begin to apply specific-purpose solutions to every problem we have. The question is, can one drug heal all sicknesses? No!
For instance, if you are battling with an addiction and you begin to seek counsel then you stumble on a strategy a brother who has gone through the same experience gives you. It might not work for you because the issue here is not that the brother was wrong in his analysis but that you fail to understand that there’s no single drug that can cure several illnesses at a time. The problem here is that even though drugs can cure illnesses, they won’t do any other task in the body except that which they were designed for – and that’s what happens in the life of a believer.
A strategy or solution cannot solve all problems. Remember the dealings of Moses when the children of Israel needed water. The first time God asked him to strike the rock and water came out everyone was excited but then another moment came requiring the same but he was asked to speak this time around and not to strike. Can you see it? The same problem; different strategies! From the same source – God.
The cure to sin comes from only one source – The Cross. However, this source can dispense different strategies and solutions.
Sin is a personality that exists on its own. All it needs is a paved way and it will make the life of its victims worse than the first. It is always seeking out opportunities to advertise its products – these are distractions that make the love of many wax cold.
Sin crouches in when you lose your guard in constant fellowship with God. When you only pray without watching, sin takes advantage of your lack of inner supervision and rides on your ignorance seeing to it that your communion with God is breached. And once that is done, it takes only the mercies of God not to make that man perish.
How can I get deliverance from sin, Satan and his works?
- Accept Him into your life as your Personal Lord and Saviour. Proverbs 28:13, 1 John 1:10.
- Forsake your old ways. Proverbs 28:13.
- Desire the sincere milk of the word. 1 Peter 2:2.
- Hide God’s word in your heart. Psalms 119:11.
- Develop a consistent and functional relationship with Jesus, in prayers, word study and personal time with Him. Mark 8:38.
- Keep growing. 1 Peter 2:2.
“Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? God Forbid!”
Jesus already paid the price; you should not pay with your blood.
