We often recoil from the law. We are afraid of the policeman because we know he can find something that we are doing illegally. When it comes to God’s law, we shrink away for the same reason. Any thorough examination from God will reveal things leading to death.
But God’s prescription for dealing with deadly poison in our hearts is to remove it to produce life and health. Why would you insist on clinging to those things that only give immediate pleasure and surely result in long-term sickness? In reality, there are many reasons. We like our pleasures. We like our sins. We don’t think about where they lead. We don’t care what God thinks. We are simply foolish. We bank on Gods’ forgiveness in the future, not knowing that our hearts will be too hard by then to even seek His forgiveness.
Whatever the reason is, it is not reasonable. The only truly reasonable response is to forsake those things leading to death and embrace the love of God in Christ Jesus. Repent, therefore, and turn to the Lord.
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