My sin isn't that bad....

The Christian who believes that their sin isn't "that bad" is terribly deceived.  Sin in all forms is offensive to a holy, set apart God.  

The Christian should be quick to deal with their sin.  They should not treat it as if it weren't that big of a deal.  In not dealing with seriously with sin they slander the son who was crucified on their behalf.  Who are you to tell God that your sin isn't that big of a deal?  

Stand before him and tell him that your sin isn't that bad.  See if in that moment you feel the same way when you aren't even able to speak for fear of the God who is set apart, holy and righteous in all He does.  

Should we fear God?  I say, yes.  A healthy fear of God will help us to deal rightly with sin.  If we have no fear of Him, if we see no need to tremble at the very thought of His power, His justice and His might then we will see no need to deal in earnest with our sin. 

The reasons the world screams hypocrite is because quite frankly, we are.  If my sin is more important then pleasing my God, then yes, we have certainly forgotten the son who was murdered on our behalf.  

God is not ok with the pride in your heart that lives to take control.  The world watches and wonders if there is anything to this Jesus and they need to see Him reflected in you.  An un-repentant Christian is like using a fork to eat soup, its useless and is not being used for the purpose which is was created.  

God has created you to make much of Him, to lift high the name of Jesus and to be set free from all of your burdens.  His love for you is endless, His own son was slayed to set you free.  Deal in earnest with your sin and watch as the God of the universe starts to set you free from who you once were and starts to use your life for which it was created.  

God by His grace rescues us by His mercy.  He offers a way out so that we do not have to sin.  He offers new life in Jesus Christ who came to redeem all those who are far off.  Yet, we should not take for granted the grace of God, but should live in light of the weight of what we have been rescued from.  We should daily be asking God to search our hearts and see if there is offensive way within us.  

By way of application we should seek to;

1.  Pray that God would show us when, how and why we sin.  When He shows us our sin, we need to humbly repent and ask to be changed by the Holy Spirit.

2.  We need to surround ourselves with people who know us well enough to call us out on sin and hold us accountable to walk in newness of life away from sin. 

3.  Replace sin with holiness.  We need to fill our minds with the word of God.  We should study it, memorize it and let it change us from the inside out.  

4.  We need to take sin seriously and realize that is offensive to a holy God.  

 "What shall we say, then? Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase? 2 By no means! We are those who have died to sin; how can we live in it any longer?"- Romans 6:1-2