For if we deliberately sin after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, but a terrifying expectation of judgment and the fury of a fire about to consume the adversaries. Hebrews 10:26-27 HCSB
I’ve often wondered why God made us to be sinful creatures. David said in Psalm 51, “Indeed, I was guilty when I was born; I was sinful when my mother conceived me.” We are told in Romans 3:23 that all of us sin and fall short of the glory of God. This doesn’t mean we are doomed, however, because praise God, He gave us a choice. Although the wages of sin are death, God has given us the free gift of eternal life (Romans 6:23). We must accept it; however, He doesn’t force this awesome gift on us. It is simply there for the taking.
We must choose to accept His gift of eternal life or go on sinning. Accepting this gift means we humble ourselves before God and surrender our lives to Him. We receive Christ as our Savior. We repent of our sins and pray for God to strengthen us against further temptation.
On the flip side of that, we can choose to reject God’s gift and continue on in our sinful ways. This is deliberate sin. I want you to pay careful attention to what our Scripture passage for today says. Let’s break it down a little bit. It says when we know the truth. This means when we know we are lost and are a sinner in need of a Savior. When we know this and continue to sin there no longer remains a sacrifice for our sins. This means we have not humbled ourselves. We have chosen to continue to deliberately sin. We have rejected the salvation offered by Jesus Christ’s death on the cross. In this situation, there is no longer a sacrifice for our sins.
Remember, in Romans 1:18-21, we are told that there will come a time when we have rejected God enough and He will give us over to our sinful desires.
When we reach this point the only expectation we have is a terrifying judgment of a fire about to consume God’s adversaries. God’s adversaries are those who have rejected Him and have chosen to continue on in sin.
James speaks of this knowledge of truth in James 4:17 when he says, “So, whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin.” There are sins of omission where we don’t do what we know we should do. There are sins of commission when we deliberately do the things we know we shouldn’t do.
Now is the time to choose. Will you continue in your deliberate sin, or will you give that up to God? Will you surrender your life to Him and accept Christ as your Savior? If you have deliberate sin, you can confess it to the Lord. You can repent. He is faithful to forgive you and cleanse you from all unrighteousness (1 John 1:9).
Paul said in Galatians 6:7-8 we should not be deceived: God is not mocked. We will reap what we sow. If we sow to the flesh meaning sin, we reap corruption. If we sow to the Spirit, we will reap eternal life.
If you have deliberate sin in your life, I beg of you to let it go. Give it over to God and surrender your life to Him. Accept Christ as your Savior.
The Bible clearly tells us in Revelation 21:8, “But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, as for murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their portion will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.”
Deliberate sin leads straight to hell. I pray you make the right choice today.
Have a great day!