John 8:34

“Jesus answered them, ‘Most assuredly, I say to you, whoever commits sin is a slave of sin.’”

                I think this verse is here for all of us who have those days, those teeny moments where we think it’s okay if we do this one thing…. But it’s really not. He says here, “Most assuredly, I say to you, whoever commits sin is a slave to sin.” We are a slave to our flesh, to the sin that so easily entangles us. We’re bound and captive by it, forced to do it’s will with a whip across our backs.

                Even if it’s something as small as judging someone in your mind, cursing under your breath, etc. it’s still a sin, you’re still committing it, and you’re still a slave to it! We can’t go on pretending that we can commit a sin and not be slave to it.

                God has already given us the pardon, though. All we have to do is take it! Remember the forgiveness of God, walk away, and turn from the ways you were released from. It doesn’t mean you won’t screw up again, it simply means that we will sin less, with the grace and direction of God.

                Today I will spend time praying to God that he will break the calluses I’ve grown against small sins and he will show me the sins that are bigger than I make them out to be.