Do you remember the first time you were aware of your sin? As a young girl, I remember stealing a penny I found on the living room floor of our neighbor\u2019s house. I thought about it for weeks. Should I return it and be honest about it? Should I casually drop it out of my pocket next time I visited, returning it to its original position? The world would say, “It\u2019s only a penny!” But for this little girl, it lay heavy on my heart. Unfortunately, I can\u2019t remember how the story ends! I\u2019m guessing I was never honest about it, because I am pretty sure I would have remembered that! But no worries, I have repented.<\/p>\n
I also vividly remember sitting in Sunday School at our tiny country church in Kentucky as an eight-year-old, listening to the teacher discuss sin and thinking proudly to myself, \u201cI don\u2019t do those things. I can\u2019t even think of one sin!\u201d<\/em> I fear that, even now, I fall into that mode of thinking. When I measure my life against the mess around me in the world, it is easy to boast, \u201cI don\u2019t do THOSE\u00a0things.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Instead, the believer should reflect on having been called out of darkness into His marvelous light, recognizing our daily sin, our fallen state, our rags compared to the riches of Christ, for He is our perfect holy Lord. We should fall to our knees praising Him for the grace covering us, the grace we soak up and dwell in. This kind of mindset would not only turn us into a more grateful people, a people more sensitive to sin, but it would aid us in being more sympathetic to the lost and their condition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Do you remember the first time you were aware of your sin? As a young girl, I remember stealing a penny I found on the living room floor of our neighbor\u2019s house. I thought about it for weeks. Should I return it and be honest about it? Should I casually drop it out of my … <\/p>\n