The first verse that jumped out at me was Genesis 4:7. "Sin is crouching at your door." Michael Benefield said, "It's like you walk out on the front porch and there's a mountain lion waiting for you." That's vivid!
I read that verse and I was struck by the thought, "Nothing has changed since the inception of mankind." Sin exists. Sin seeks to master. Satan tempts us toward sin in order to steal, kill and destroy. All sin has consequences. Do not let sin master you.
Sounds like Paul in Romans 6. The power of sin and of death is broken through the death of Christ. However, we still have to choose each day whether we will submit to sin as its slave or submit to Christ as His servant. I've been thinking about that verse all week, seeking God's grace to avoid sin.
What one word, phrase or verse has stayed with you this week?
