Tag: gravity of sin

The following day Moses said to the people, “You have committed a grave sin.” (Exodus 32:30)

Moses’ words really struck me this morning. “You have committed a grave sin.”

It made me think, “How seriously do I take my sin? Do I ever take it too lightly?”

Paul tells us that the wages of sin is death. (Romans 6:23)

The Israelites learned that lesson that day, with 3000 dying and more gettting struck by plague.

Our sin is so grave, that Jesus had to go to a cross to “settle our accounts.”

And only when we realize the gravity of our sin can we understand the depth of joy David had when he wrote,

How joyful is the one
whose transgression is forgiven,
whose sin is covered!

How joyful is a person whom
the Lord does not charge with iniquity… (Psalm 32:1-2)

Father, help me to never take my sin lightly. And let me never take your awesome grace for granted.