5… He gave us a good bath, and new people came out of it, washed inside and out by the Holy Spirit.
Does this mean that we are now cleansed from sin and will never sin again? When I look at my own life, I realize that the answer is a loud and clear, “no.” There was no movement of the magic wand that would make us not sin again, even if we wanted to.
It would have been very nice if we had lost the ability to sin at the moment of conversion. Then we wouldn’t have fought so much. But we know very well that did not happen! Sin is alive and well growing in the lives of many of God’s children.
Lizelle explains sin in a way that everyone can understand:
We move my succulents. I know when you do that you will probably lose some.
As he pulled up the weeds that grew abundantly after the rains, he could barely see the succulents.
Then I thought to myself, sin is like a weed. If you leave it and do nothing about it, it will take over your life.
How true is this. My lawn was the same. During the winter, the winter grass grew so large that it took over the lawn. The kikuyu does not like to grow in the shade and almost died. I had to urgently spray a selective herbicide to kill winter grass so that the sun could shine on the lawn, and the Kikuyu would gain strength to grow, and the lawn would again be a beautiful green.
Weeds tend to be able to grow anywhere. Even without water. All the other plants fight, but the weeds keep growing.
That is what sin does in your life. You don’t even have to take care of it, it still grows strong. The problem is that it completely dominates us and kills what God wants for our life.
Look at the people who allow sin to take over their lives. Not good. They are deeply unhappy.
We cannot just ignore the sin in our lives. Before we know it, sin will grow so large that it will take over completely. We must intentionally get rid of sin in us. We must plan not to do it again and then we must get our hands on the equipment necessary to eradicate the sin.
And usually when we read about sin, one or two things come to mind. It is most likely those things that you have to work on. And don’t feel too bad about it; we all struggle with sin in our lives.
Holy Scripture
Titus 3:3-7
Reflection
What sins are present in your life?
How can you get rid of them?
Who needs to help you?
Prayer
Father, You know how I struggle to get rid of this piece of sin in my life. I have tried many times, but I just can’t do it. Please show me what I have to do differently. In the name of Jesus, amen.
