March 11 | Morning

10 March 11th Morning Sin, sinful beyond measure, Romans chapter 7, verse 13,

beware of thinking lightly of sin.

At the time of conversion, the conscience is so tender that we are afraid of the slightest

sin. Young converts have a holy timidity, a godly fear of offending God.

Sadly very soon the fine bloom upon these first ripe fruits is removed by the rough handling

of the surrounding world. The sensitive plant of young piety turns into a willow in

later life, too pliable, too easily yielding. It is sadly true that even a Christian may

grow by degree so callous that the sin that once startled him does not alarm him in the

least. By degrees men get familiar with sin. The ear in which the cannon has been booming

will not notice slight sounds. At first a little sin startles us, but soon we say, is it

not a little one? Then there comes another larger and then another, until by degrees we

begin to regard sin as but a small matter. And this is followed by an unholy presumption.

We have not fallen into open sin, true we tripped a little, but we stood upright for

the most part. We may have uttered one unholy word, but as for most of our conversation

it has been consistent. So we toy with sin. We throw a cloak over it. We call it by

dainty names. Christian, beware of thinking lightly of sin. Take heed in case you

fall little by little. Sin, a little thing. Is it not a poison? Who knows its deadliness?

Sin, a little thing. Do not the little foxes spoil the grapes? Doesn't the tiny coral

insect build a rock that wrecks a navy? Do not little strokes fell lofty oaks? Will

not continual drippings wear away stones? Sin, a little thing. You put a crown of thorns

on Jesus's head and pierced his heart. It made him suffer anguish, bitterness and woe.

If you could weigh the least sin in the scales of eternity, you would run from it as from

a serpent and abhor the slightest appearance of evil. Look upon all sin, as that which

crucify the Savior, and you will see it to be sinful beyond measure.