Choices have consequenses

You know we all have choices to make. The choices that we make do have consequences. Some people think that because we are saved by grace we can sin and bring glory to God. Paul said, “By no means!” Some people believe that it is ok to sin since we are not under law but under grace. Let’s read,
What then? Are we to sin because we are not under law but under grace? By no means! Do you not know that if you present yourselves to anyone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of sin, which leads to death, or of obedience, which leads to righteousness? But thanks be to God, that you who were once slaves of sin have become obedient from the heart to the standard of teaching to which you were committed, and, having been set free from sin, have become slaves of righteousness. I am speaking in human terms, because of your natural limitations. For just as you once presented your members as slaves to impurity and to lawlessness leading to more lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves to righteousness leading to sanctification.
For when you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness. But what fruit were you getting at that time from the things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death. But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the fruit you get leads to sanctification and its end, eternal life. For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 6:15-23 ESV)
Our choices do have consequences. The longer I live and reflect back on my life I must honestly admit to myself and to God the reason why I am where I am today is because of a choice that I made. When I chose to disobey God, I suffered the consequences of my choices. When I have obeyed God, the blessing of God have changed my life. The believer must take responsibility for their choices. No disciple of Jesus can ever say sin made me do! That would be a lie since we have read that the disciple of Jesus is set free from sin rule over them. As a disciple we learn to make decisions, choices based on what we have learned from God’s word and applied it to our lives. I must come to grips as Jesus’ disciple that he purchased me on the cross with his shed blood. He paid my sin debt to God. I am a slave of Jesus Christ and therefore I must obey my master. The interesting insight to this is he doesn’t force me to obey him. I should want to obey Jesus from the heart because of what he did for me. Are a disciple who obeys Jesus from the heart or do you have to learn obedience through the consequences of your sin? I invite you to come and worship with us in a local Church this Sunday so that you can learn more about being a disciple of Jesus Christ.