3 Hard Truths Your Sin Reveals about You

God had provided plenty of fruit, but that wasn’t enough. When we indulge in sin, we are telling God what you have given me or provided for me is not enough, I must have more.

The one who cheats on their spouse tells God I don’t trust the one you gave me; I must have more. The one who is dishonest on their taxes is telling God I don’t trust your ability to provide. The one who lies does not believe the truth will set them free. Regardless of the pre-meditated sin, when you engage in it and do the opposite of what you know God has instructed you to do, you are telling God I don’t trust you.

The second thing your pre-meditated sin says is you don’t believe God. The fact is all sin has consequences. Adam and Eve’s sin had consequences, and they knew the consequences ahead of time, yet they ate the fruit anyway. Even though the serpent deceived Eve, the decision to eat the fruit tells me they did not believe what God told them.

We don’t often think of sin in this light, especially with pre-meditated sin. The truth is the reason most people end up indulging in pre-meditated sin is because they believe they are not going to get caught in it. They know it’s wrong, but they do it anyway, thinking no one will ever find out. Here is what God has declared in his word.

Jesus is saying to the ones who engage in pre-meditated sin and continue to do so, eventually what you do in the dark will come to light. Those who choose to continue in sin simply don’t believe this to be true. Regardless of how much you cover your tracks, if you continue to live in pre-meditated sin, you will eventually be found out. Those who choose to continue anyway simply don’t believe what God has said.

Perhaps the part about this that stings the most is this one. People who engage in pre-meditated sin are in that moment telling God I don’t love you. I know that is a hard statement but look at these words from Jesus.

We demonstrate our love for Jesus by doing what he has asked us to do. When we choose to sin, in that moment we are telling God I don’t love you right now. I know these words hurt and seldom do we connect our obedience to our love of God, but Jesus did.

To go back to an example I used earlier, I have heard people who cheat on their spouse say, “I know this is wrong but I still love my spouse.” My response is – really! Can you truly say you love your spouse in the moment you are cheating on them? That is not love. You may not want to hear it, but in that moment, you are not demonstrating love. The same is true when you choose to sin against God. The moments where you choose to engage in sin, you are telling God I don’t love you.

My purpose in writing this is not to condemn you, so I hope you don’t feel that way. However, if you are involved in a sinful lifestyle, hopefully this would lead you to repentance. My sincere desire is to help you understand what sin is, what it represents, and why we need to do everything we can to avoid it. If we can recognize when we choose to sin, it speaks to the quality of our relationship with Jesus, then maybe we will re-examine our choices and make better ones.

If it is your desire to really trust God, believe God, and love God, then you must do everything you can – with the help of the Holy Spirit – to avoid sin at all costs. This may require you to run from some situations, separate yourself from some people, or let go of some things. But if you truly are striving to keep sin out of your life, you will do whatever you must do because your relationship with God is that important to you. Your attitude and choices surrounding sin will reveal everything you need to know about how important that relationship really is in your life.

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Clarence L. Haynes Jr. is a speaker, Bible teacher, and co-founder of The Bible Study Club.  He is the author of The Pursuit of Purpose which will help you understand how God leads you into his will. His most recent book is The Pursuit of Victory: How To Conquer Your Greatest Challenges and Win In Your Christian Life. This book will teach you how to put the pieces together so you can live a victorious Christian life and finally become the man or woman of God that you truly desire to be. Clarence is also committed to helping 10,000 people learn how to study the Bible and has just released his first Bible study course called Bible Study Basics. To learn more about his ministry please visit clarencehaynes.com.