Romans 7
SIN SPRINGS

I let the cat outside this morning and it spotted a bird on the lawn. Instantly the cat’s muscles tensed, the end of its tail began to swish from side to side, and it crouched ready to spring. The unsuspecting bird was in mortal danger from the coiled-spring of cat waiting for its moment.

Imagine if we were the bird hopping around on the lawn, completely unaware of the cat ready to pounce. Before we knew it, the cat could spring and we would be fighting for our lives.

Paul’s words to the Romans about sin and the law remind me of a cat and an unsuspecting bird. He said, “Once I was alive apart from the law; but when the commandment came, sin sprang to life and I died … For sin, seizing the opportunity afforded by the commandment, deceived me, and through the commandment put me to death.” (Romans 7 v 9, 11).

Sin springs. Sin deceives. We don’t see it coming unless we are absolutely alert. So let us always be watchful and prayerful so that sin doesn’t spring itself on us.

May we be watchful and prayerful this week.

With love in our Lord
Robert
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