“Therefore, just as through one man sin entered into the world, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men, because all sinned…” (Romans 5:12)
When the iPhone hit the market, everyone had to have one. There was something so enticing about a phone that could do everything – it was sleek, it was new, and it was packed with power. You didn’t have to have one to live, but it sure felt like everyone had to have one!
Adam may have been the one to introduce sin to the world, but it has had a universal appeal. It is enticing and darkly appealing. It glitters and shimmers in a way that our senses are drawn to it. Sensuality is just a way of describing the idea that sin appeals to our senses and instinctual raw selfish desires.
Yet with all its sparkle and siren song, the end of sin is a contagion that spreads spiritual death like a blanket over our hearts and lives. The culture is darker because of it, our relationships are hindered by it, and most importantly, the separation from God it brings is an eternal wound.
Recognize the universal draw of sin. You will want it at times – but we must also remember that its desire is for us, and we must master it (see Gen 4:7).
Matthew 4:4 #Biblebites