NO SIN, NO ILLS

“Your iniquities have turned these things away,

                                And your sins have withheld good from you”

                                                JEREMIAH 5:25   

INTRODUCTION

Our topic today says; 'No Sin, No Ills' meaning if there is sin then there is woes. Whether in personal living, or in corporate living. God told the people in Jeremiah's days that their iniquities (not one, but many) have turned these things away. Let us pause a little, and ask: what things? There are many like I said. These include: not pleading the (Yes, they surpass the deeds of the wicked) cause of the fatherless; and the right of the needy they do not defend. An astonishing and horrible thing has been committed in the land: says the Lord. The prophets prophesy falsely, And the priests rule by their own power;  And My people love  to have it so.  But what will you do in the end? (Jeremiah 5:28-31). The worst of it all is that they have turned away from God (Jeremiah 4:1) “If you will return, O Israel,” says the LORD, “Return to Me;  And if you will put away your abominations out of My sight,  Then you shall not be moved").  

That same verse 25 of Jeremiah, the Lord God said that their sin have withheld good from them. Now, the question is what good? The answer is in the lines below;

But now having been set free from sin, and having become slaves of God, you have your fruit to holiness, and the end, everlasting life (Romans 6:22). Everlasting life is the chief of the gifts of God's good things. Hence, no one will not desire not to live or have this life if God.

PRESENCE OF SIN

The presence of sin enthrones many ills. Such as dead of both body and soul, Unimaginable deserters and God's anger and fury on humans etc. Often time, people are tempted to ask: why will a loving God allow all these things to happen to people? Like the one that happened in Philippines where a child (12-years old Glyzelle Palomar) asked the pope; "Why does God allow these things to happen to us"? Yet no one cared to ask; "what happens to God if we SIN"?

Sin found its origin from Lucifer who wanted to be like the Most High (Isaiah 14:12-15; Job 20:6; 2Thes. 2:4). And man suffered the effect latter after the temptation, in the Garden. One standard about God is that, He abhors sin in all its aspects. The next unit deals on this.

EFFECT OF SIN

From the above analysis, the answer to this unit is not far-fetched. When a nation becomes corrupt and decays, even the innocent can suffer (Wayne Jackson, 2015). In addition, Wayne Jackson in his article titled 'Have You Considered the Consequences of Sin' outlined worthwhile information, and I think is wise to include in parts what he wrote - here; As noted above there was an initial effect of sin that afflicted the newly created earth (e.g., thorns and thistles). It is scarcely realized, however, what a cataclysmic effect the Flood of Noah’s day had upon our planet. Subterranean “fountains” yielded vast and violent explosions of water. Combined therewith was an outpouring deluge from the “windows of heaven” (Genesis 7:11). Megatons of violent upthrusts of water and debris came from the bowels of the earth. Rain descended in unimaginable torrents for forty days and nights. The composition of the ancient earth was radically affected. Global and continental temperature zones were altered, and varying pressure systems created an environment that facilitated hurricanes and tornados. Land mass arrangements became unsettled and earthquakes followed in their wake. The violent features of today’s earth have their ultimate origins in the catastrophic events of Genesis 6-8. There is ample geologic and archaeological evidence of an ancient earth significantly different from today’s planet. Geologists testify to the early uniform climate of the earth as revealed by the fossil record—of both plants and animals. Even skeptics concede that at a point in the ancient past the earth had a “mild and constant climate” and “the elements of that world were in perfect balance” . Archaeological records from ancient Sumer (the oldest known civilization) speak of a land of the ancient past that was “pure,” “clean,” and “bright” — a “land of the living” in which there was “neither sickness nor death”. Though the geophysical catastrophes that frequently ravage our globe today cannot be attributed unequivocally to the direct action of God, they can be traced ultimately to human rebellion, and the permissive will of the Creator (Rehwinkel, 1951, 1-54; Jastrow, 1977, 69; Kramer, 1959, 144 in Jackson, 2015 ). So is the fate of man and earth. May God send to us His help.

CONCLUSION

The presence of sin translate to the predominance of woes, which is why the Bible declared righteousness exalts a nation but sin is a reproach to any people (Proverbs 14:34). So dear friends, it is wise to accept the nature of God by turning wholly to Him and abhorring any form(s) of evil (sin). Meditate closely on the word of God. Ask Him always for His help. And He will answer you. Read Romans 10:9-10 in order to give your life to Christ. Shalom!