Living in Sin is Cowardice, Not Courage
I had another epiphany after seeing something on the news this morning. For anyone to live in perpetual purposeful sin and claim to be Christian, love God, even flaunt that in God's face "coming out" with pride and glory is not courage. Sin is not courageous, victory over it through Calvary and the Holy Spirit, that is a courageous and amazing journey that takes a lot of strength and courage, is not an easy one. The gift of eternal salvation is well worth it, as is the the exhilaration and joy as one grows in the walk with Christ and the sanctification.
As I watch this world in Babylon, Ishmael and debacle seeing people taut "coming out" as "courageous" call evil good and good evil, even now re-writting the Wizard of Oz that the good witch and the bad witch were best friends and all until society labeled one good and one bad because there really is no such thing, it's all labels, made up labels, see the Church advocate for the Agenda 21 debacle and so much crap, psychology etc.. instead of the Cross and only the work done at Cross for salvation, all Victory and the operation of the Holy Spirit, I see no Courage anywhere only Cowardice. It doesn't take courage to live in the flesh, in the world, do whatever satisfied in the flesh, in the moment etc..., no guts needed there, just selfishness, and instant gratification, just going along for the ride no thought to consequences for self, society, right and healthy family structures, nothing, just self and self gratification, not what is of God, Christ and the Holy Spirit. To live and be of the world, to "Come Out" to live in sin perpetual, I realize, even in my own life would never be courage, only cowardice. What have I realized is courage that brings true and full healing, which may not happen overnight, but that's okay?
True "Courage" is really seeing the depraved, corrupt being one is, going to that Cross at Calvary, looking at Christ in the eye, his battered bloody body, broken for me, for you, all of us, as he gives up his last breath with "it is finished" and thanking him, realizing this redemption is not deserved, but a most amazing gift and the only source for all things in life, good, holy, true, right and righteous. Then asking within those parameters for the Holy Spirit to give the courage to understand fully what this means in one's life, for one's life and how to overcome the powers and principalities that keep one in sin bondage because sin offends the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Do we even begin to comprehend the depth of love that the Father has for us, that his Word was made flesh utterly broken in this way, that Christ redeem from Satan all authority over any soul who would accept him as Lord and Savior for all eternity, from eternal penalty for a lifetime of sins, which justice and righteousness demanded be paid for in full? I don't think we do understand, not until we truly are willing to get as true in the mirror as we can, as raw as we can and see ourselves for the fallen creatures we are, a product of a corrupt seed from the very beginning, but who yet is so beloved, so so so beloved by God, that he made is Word to be flesh, to go through all that, so that none may perish, none because he doesn't want any to perish. When I think of "Courage" no, I don't think of it being my being who I want to be according to the flesh, of this world or what the world wants me to conform to be, or psychology, or anything outside of the not always easy, but glorious journey of Christ and him Crucified as the parameter for the Holy Spirit to sanctify me and keep me out of patterns of sin, so I do not grieve them.
I have to wonder. How can we be so horrific to spit God, Christ and even the Holy Spirit in the face, in light of the sacrifice made to keep us, unworthy us in every way. At this stage of my understanding of the Cross, the incredible gift of the atonement by blatantly flaunting our sin, living it so out in the open and yet claiming we believe in God, love God and are Christian, so called. It is abomination, cowardice, an oxymoron and not courageous in the least to not go to the cross, throw one's self in mercy, repentance and seek in Christ and him Crucified, that finished shed blood and atonement, as well as the Power of The Holy Spirit to break all sin chains within that parameter.
Shalom and Amen.
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