YOUR SIN WILL FIND YOU OUT!

YOUR SIN WILL FIND YOU OUT!

Gen 4:8-10 KJV

8 And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.

9 And the LORD said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother's keeper?

10 And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground.

Eccl 8:11 KJV

11 Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.

Num 32:23 KJV

Behold, ye have sinned against the LORD: and be sure your sin will find you out.

          I suppose that Cain thought he had not only satisfied his anger by spilling his brother’s blood but that he had safely disposed of all the evidence. But Abel was missing and there was no one to watch his flock while Cain tilled his garden. Moreover, there was an insolent edge to the response of Cain.

          The consequences of a person’s sin are often felt by others rather than himself.  A husband bears the burden of a wife who spends more than he earns. She spends. He is in debt. The prodigal reveled in riotous living while the anxious father mourned the loss of both son and fortune but the pig pen was waiting for the son.

          God absolutely forbids that sin go unpunished. The Supreme Authority of the universe gave his only Son as a sacrifice and a substitute for sin. Sin will either be punished at the cross or at the judgment. There is appointed a day of retribution and, though sin remain hidden for a lifetime, the end of life will declare it and demand payment.

          Charles Haddon Spurgeon once said: “Coals of fire cannot be concealed beneath the most sumptuous apparel, they will betray themselves with smoke and flame. Neither can pet sins be long hidden beneath the most ostentatious profession of faith; they will sooner or later discover themselves, and burn sad holes in a person's reputation. Sin needs quenching in the Savior's blood, not concealing under the garb of religion.”

Ps 90:8 KJV

8 Thou hast set our iniquities before thee, our secret sins in the light of thy countenance.

Heb 4:13 KJV

13 Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.

Dear Lord, forgive us of our sins and remind us that we can’t hide them from you. AMEN