For a Buck!

I read a story the other day about a man who attempted to rob a bank for $1.00. My first thought (along with the bank tellers) was that this guy was just joking around. Turns out we were wrong. He was seriously trying to steal $1.00 from the bank.

My second thought was that if I were going to rob a bank, it better be worth a lot more than $1.00. I am not going to give up the blessings of my freedom for that little.

Yet spiritually, we do the same thing. Sin is not worth much – even though it might feel like it for a moment. In the end, it is basically worthless. However, when we succumb to it, we are really just like the guy trying to rob a bank for $1.00. He gave up a lot to try and get a little. When we constantly give in to sin (to the point that it is willful), we are giving up the blessings in Christ for not much at all.

Lately, what have you been giving up for sin? Today, how can you make sure that you do not give up something so important for something so worthless?