The Wages of Sin
“The wages of sin is death…” (Romans 6:23a)
From the youngest age, any child who grew up in church has memorized this verse but I was reminded recently how true this is. Death is not always instantaneous in your body shutting down and your heart ceasing to beat. Death can also be a gradual demise, a mind that can no longer think clearly, a body that should be healthy now riddled with decay and disease. For a lot of people, their family no longer wants anything to do with them, thinking they’ve gone too far. These are the people who are dead while they yet live. Modern-day leprosy in a sense but they don’t have to shout “Unclean!” Anyone can tell that already.
I’ve seen young people who look twice their age merely because they have allowed satan to control their mind and body. Regardless of which sins they participate in, one look into their hollow eyes lets you know how unhappy they are in reality.
As Christians who, in our minds, have not experienced this depth of depravity, it can be easy to look the other way and walk quickly by but Christ has called us to a life of compassion and love for even the vilest sinner. We need to use wisdom in how to reach out and who to minister to but, if we are open to Him using us, He will show us what we need to do. He has not saved us because we are better than others. He saved us because He is not willing that ANY should perish. But for the grace of God, you and I could be that beggar on the street. Let’s make sure we are shining with the love of Jesus and be willing to reach out a hand to help those in need as the Spirit leads.
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