We all sin everyday, if not in action, in our head with evil thoughts. A pastors wife told me she believed some sin is worse in God's eye's then other sins. Her reasoning was some sin is specified in the Bible. Adultery, murder , pride, theft, etcetera. I don't agree. If I filled out that "favorite quote" space in my Facebook profile it would say "Sin is sin, no matter the size."
If only we thought about the ramifications of our sin before we moved forward in sin. A shattered family, a destroyed reputation, financial disaster, death.
What about the sin of not doing something we know we should? The sin of omission. Peter sinned when he denied Jesus. What about that urging to pray with someone or share the love of Jesus. Isn't that the same as Peter's denial when we stay quiet?
What about when doing the right thing costs us dearly? It cost Joseph his security, his stature, his comfort but he did what was right and God blessed him for it.
It's so easy to sin, it's much harder to do the right thing when faced with discomfort as a result. But if you stay true and faithful to God, He will reward you for it.
Genesis 29:6b-20 NLT
6b Joseph was a very handsome and well-built young man, 7 and Potiphar’s wife soon began to look at him lustfully. “Come and sleep with me,” she demanded.
8 But Joseph refused. “Look,” he told her, “my master trusts me with everything in his entire household. 9 No one here has more authority than I do. He has held back nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. How could I do such a wicked thing? It would be a great sin against God.”
10 She kept putting pressure on Joseph day after day, but he refused to sleep with her, and he kept out of her way as much as possible. 11 One day, however, no one else was around when he went in to do his work. 12 She came and grabbed him by his cloak, demanding, “Come on, sleep with me!” Joseph tore himself away, but he left his cloak in her hand as he ran from the house.
13 When she saw that she was holding his cloak and he had fled, 14 she called out to her servants. Soon all the men came running. “Look!” she said. “My husband has brought this Hebrew slave here to make fools of us! He came into my room to rape me, but I screamed. 15 When he heard me scream, he ran outside and got away, but he left his cloak behind with me.”
16 She kept the cloak with her until her husband came home. 17 Then she told him her story. “That Hebrew slave you’ve brought into our house tried to come in and fool around with me,” she said. 18 “But when I screamed, he ran outside, leaving his cloak with me!”
19 Potiphar was furious when he heard his wife’s story about how Joseph had treated her. 20 So he took Joseph and threw him into the prison where the king’s prisoners were held, and there he remained.
Blessings, Cecilia
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