Recognizing Sin

 

The first step in our repentance
Is recognizing sin.
You can’t heal from the evil lived
If you still let it in.
 
The little things that taint a life,
We may simply dismiss.
Yet, that makes them dangerous, so
Let us consider this:
 
The anger of self-righteousness,
Telling those “small white lies”,
Giving the laws that He gave us
Our “updated” revise.
 
There are so many little things
Which we don’t count as sin,
But His instructions matter, not
The preferences of men.
 
He’s given us the chance to choose
Which one we hold most dear,
His laws or those of mortal man.
For me, that choice is clear.
 
While He charged us to turn from sin,
It’s not easy to do.
Yet still, it matters that we try
And not just pretend to.
 
We need to recognize small things
Can become very large
If we place our values before
Those of Him, who’s in charge.
 
His love is beyond measuring,
His blood shed to restore,
But He also admonished us
To go and sin no more.
 
Luke 15:10
Just so, I tell you, there is joy before the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”
 
John 8:11
She said, “No one, Lord.” And Jesus said, “Neither do I condemn you; go, and from now on sin no more.”