Secret Sins
We all have sin in our lives. Is there anything that you have done, or still do that breaks God’s heart? And you claim to be a good Christian today?
Ezekiel 8 talks about the children of God. These are the people that God chose to bring forth the Savior of the world. These were those that said they loved God. These were the church goers; Sunday morning, Sunday night, and Wednesday night. These were the preachers, and those that were looked up to, and well respected in the church. These were the typical born again Christians of their time. And if they can jump into sin, don't think for one minute that you and I can't do the same thing.
In us today lie the sins of our fathers to the third and fourth generations. The Bible says "For I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me. Also it tells us in Romans 7:18 For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not.
We can choose to follow the sins of our fathers or cast them away. We all make that decision every day. You have a choice to make, and who you spend the majority of your time with is going to determine your choice each day. If you start giving in to your sin, you will get caught up in the devils snare but if you never start you will never know they exist.
What do you mean preacher? I’m glad you asked…
The whore on the street didn't grow up expecting to become a whore. She was an innocent girl who chose to look at the wrong things, and listen to the wrong people. When she kissed her first boy, she had no idea that she was going to like it so much that she would long for much more. She never imagined that it would end like that. When she was a girl she imagined that one day she would fall in love, get married, have children, and grow old with her husband in their home with the picket fence. Now she would never have found out that she was like that if she would have waited until she was married to take that first kiss. There are dope heads today that will never find out they are dope heads if they never fire up that first joint, or pop that first pill or whatever it is.There is an alcoholic that will never know he is one if he never takes that first drink.
The problem is, when we start our sin, it seems fun so we want to continue in sin. So because it isn’t hurting anyone, we think we can just do it when nobody is around; and besides I’m going to heaven anyway. Romans 6:1 - What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?
So we start with a little sin and we continue in sin until we are so wrapped up in it that we think we can’t quit so we give up and just start doing our own thing. And nobody knows what I’m doing. Wrong God knows you are doing it, and so does satan. Nobody knows that I have hidden sins, so I will just keep that to myself and let everyone think that I am Mr. or Mrs. Holy. And we don’t believe the Bible where it says in Numbers 32:23 - But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against the LORD: and be sure your sin will find you out.
Remember, Ezekiel was sitting before the elders of Judah. He was sitting in the presence of royalty. These were the greatest men around. And GOD exposed their sin to Ezekiel. And that ain’t nothing; one day God is going to expose your sin and mine to everyone in heaven.
We need to confess our sin and turn away from it. 1 John 1:9 - If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
But I’m so good; I don’t do anything real bad. I can keep my sins a secret and they will never be known by anyone. See how nice I look. You see we look nice on the outside but inside we are like the Pharisees of old. Matthew 23:27 - Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness.
God wants us to clean up our act.
He says in James 4:8 - Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded. God says you take the first step and turn to me, and I will come to you. And the more we step towards Chris, the more He comes to us, and one day we will stand side by side. When I am with other people I don't always want to do everything that they want to, but because they are there with me, I do it. If I do it enough, I begin to like doing it. So if I am hanging with the wrong people, then I am going to do the wrong things, but if I hang out with my Lord, and walk hand in hand with Him, then chances are that I am going to do the right things. Then I won't be ashamed when I see Him face to face.
Ezekiel 8 talks about the children of God. These are the people that God chose to bring forth the Savior of the world. These were those that said they loved God. These were the church goers; Sunday morning, Sunday night, and Wednesday night. These were the preachers, and those that were looked up to, and well respected in the church. These were the typical born again Christians of their time. And if they can jump into sin, don't think for one minute that you and I can't do the same thing.
In us today lie the sins of our fathers to the third and fourth generations. The Bible says "For I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me. Also it tells us in Romans 7:18 For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not.
We can choose to follow the sins of our fathers or cast them away. We all make that decision every day. You have a choice to make, and who you spend the majority of your time with is going to determine your choice each day. If you start giving in to your sin, you will get caught up in the devils snare but if you never start you will never know they exist.
What do you mean preacher? I’m glad you asked…
The whore on the street didn't grow up expecting to become a whore. She was an innocent girl who chose to look at the wrong things, and listen to the wrong people. When she kissed her first boy, she had no idea that she was going to like it so much that she would long for much more. She never imagined that it would end like that. When she was a girl she imagined that one day she would fall in love, get married, have children, and grow old with her husband in their home with the picket fence. Now she would never have found out that she was like that if she would have waited until she was married to take that first kiss. There are dope heads today that will never find out they are dope heads if they never fire up that first joint, or pop that first pill or whatever it is.There is an alcoholic that will never know he is one if he never takes that first drink.
The problem is, when we start our sin, it seems fun so we want to continue in sin. So because it isn’t hurting anyone, we think we can just do it when nobody is around; and besides I’m going to heaven anyway. Romans 6:1 - What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?
So we start with a little sin and we continue in sin until we are so wrapped up in it that we think we can’t quit so we give up and just start doing our own thing. And nobody knows what I’m doing. Wrong God knows you are doing it, and so does satan. Nobody knows that I have hidden sins, so I will just keep that to myself and let everyone think that I am Mr. or Mrs. Holy. And we don’t believe the Bible where it says in Numbers 32:23 - But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against the LORD: and be sure your sin will find you out.
Remember, Ezekiel was sitting before the elders of Judah. He was sitting in the presence of royalty. These were the greatest men around. And GOD exposed their sin to Ezekiel. And that ain’t nothing; one day God is going to expose your sin and mine to everyone in heaven.
We need to confess our sin and turn away from it. 1 John 1:9 - If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
But I’m so good; I don’t do anything real bad. I can keep my sins a secret and they will never be known by anyone. See how nice I look. You see we look nice on the outside but inside we are like the Pharisees of old. Matthew 23:27 - Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness.
God wants us to clean up our act.
He says in James 4:8 - Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded. God says you take the first step and turn to me, and I will come to you. And the more we step towards Chris, the more He comes to us, and one day we will stand side by side. When I am with other people I don't always want to do everything that they want to, but because they are there with me, I do it. If I do it enough, I begin to like doing it. So if I am hanging with the wrong people, then I am going to do the wrong things, but if I hang out with my Lord, and walk hand in hand with Him, then chances are that I am going to do the right things. Then I won't be ashamed when I see Him face to face.