God’s forgiveness is more significant than any sin. Still, sadly, it doesn’t keep the sinner from suffering the consequences of what he did. Understand this: To forgive is to eliminate the anger or hurt against the one who sinned. However, forgiveness does not deal with the consequences of the sin, just the sinner.
I have observed that those who live in sin for a while postpone repenting and changing because of the desire to “enjoy themselves a little bit longer.” Perhaps in their subconscious, they tell themselves, “I know I must change, I will change, but not now… Just a little bit longer. I’ll fix things with God and the world later.”
It’s the syndrome of the thief who is always caught in their “last time” stealing. “Just this last time, I’ll stop after this.” Then they end up in prison and pray to God, promising they will change. And God forgives them. But the thief will still have to pay his debt to society and serve his time in prison.
God Forgives:
- The drunk and the drug addict, but their body will pay the price.
- Adultery, but the child that came as a result is a memory of the adultery that will always be there. Whether the marriage goes on or not.
- Your irresponsible expenses. But you’re the one who will have to pay the credit card bill.
- Your lie. But perhaps the people you lied to will take a long time to trust you again – if they can get over what you did.
That’s why our spiritual intelligence tells us the best thing to do is not to sin in the first place. But in case you have already, stop while you are ahead.
Someone once said that the first thing to do when you’re at the bottom of a hole is to stop digging.
