'In peace true soldiers are captive lions, fretting in their cages. War gives them their liberty and sends them, like boys bounding out of school, to obtain their heart's desire, or perish in the attempt. Battle is the soldier's vital breath! Peace turns him into a stooping asthmatic. War makes him a whole man again, and gives him the heart, strength, and vigour of a hero.'
C.T. Studd (famous British missionary)

Put sin away, or sin might just put you away.


Nobody wants to talk about sin, not even church-goers or the 'religious'. It is rather unpopular and not in line with a compromised way of 'christian' life these days. They just want to sing, dance, do their rituals, have parties, and feel comfortable and happy. 

"Who wants to mention this old-fashioned word 'sin', when actually I am very comfortable with the things I do? and why shouldn't I be allowed to live my life how I want?"

They may think they will one day go to heaven and all will be well at the end, but they may be gravely wrong.

Sin is the barrier that separates us from God, blocks our prayers from being answered, and leaves us on a course of self-destruction.

Listen to what the Bible says,

'Your iniquities [your rebellious ways and refusals to do what He says] have made a separation between you and your God (whether you acknowledge him as your God or not), and your sins have hidden his face from you so that He will not hear you (even when you pray and complain about your lot).'  Isaiah 59

The same chapter of Isaiah states the the LORD's hand is not unable to save you out of whatever troubles may afflict you right now. Neither is His ear heavy or blocked that he cannot hear your cries for help, but there is a huge barrier in the way which has been erected by sin in your life and the refusal to listen to what He says and do what he tells you. 

Like a dark nimbus cloud blotting out any sunlight, so sin blots out the realization and the knowledge of the presence of God. God never ceases to be who He is: merciful, gracious, longsuffering and good; but sin blinds us and parts us from the truth. 

The sun does not change in all of its brilliance, warmth, and power when storm clouds cover the skies. It is the clouds that stop us from seeing and feeling the sun shine upon us.

Remove the barrier by turning to God in repentance, honesty, and the willingness to put away all that offends him, and He shall hear your prayer, reach out his hand to save you, transform your heart and make you new, no matter how dark the night may seem. Once that is done, He will make a way through the darkest night and deliver you from all that afflicts your life. He came to give us life more abundantly, but we think that we can have it better without Him. 

'He that has Christ has life; and he that does not have Christ does not have life, but the wrath of God rests on him.'   (1John 5:12; John 3:36)

Jesus said, "Come unto me, and you shall find rest for your soul."


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