Sin is like eating something I shouldn't have.

To all of us who have passed the age of 50, you’ll sympathize with me in that your body changes with age. Things you used to eat in your 20’s and 30’s, will now give you different responses to your body.

Although I’ve surpassed 50 a few years ago, I still find myself in a pickle when I eat something I shouldn’t.

Yesterday I took just a tiny bite of something and immediately felt the results. Let’s just say I was asking God to remove the pains I was feeling.

This got me to thinking about sin. Don’t we sometimes think, “I’ll just try this once,” or “this is no big deal if I just take a tiny bite….” When in reality, sin is sin. There are no big sins or little sins.

Sin is an act of disobedience or conduct that is against God.

I ask for forgiveness every day, for yesterday’s sins and the sins I’ll commit today.

Acknowledgement of sin is key. If God truly knows your heart and knows that you’re trying to avoid sin, then He is always ready to forgive.

God is merciful and loves us very much. But, He hates sin and must punish sin.

This is where Jesus comes in. Hey, Jesus already paid the penalty for all of our sins.

Thank Him for this and strive to be more like Him.

1 John 1:8 - “If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.”