It is easy to become desensitized to sinful behavior, especially when we live in a world riddled with sin. We see various acts in all kinds of media that break God's heart. In today’s devotional, Dr. Michael Youssef exhorts us to understand how God feels about sin and explains why we should feel the same way.
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[00:00:00] You are listening to My Devotional, the Daily Devotional from Dr. Michael Youssef and Leading
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[00:00:08] Champions Loathe Sin by Dr. Michael Youssef.
[00:00:13] It's easy, especially when we're living in a world riddled with sin, to become desensitized
[00:00:19] to sinful behavior.
[00:00:21] In all kinds of media, we see an array of acts that break God's heart.
[00:00:25] And as these ideas and new cultural shifts become more and more commonplace, we grow numb
[00:00:31] to their presence.
[00:00:33] While it might be difficult for us to imagine God becoming outraged, He does.
[00:00:39] Sin stirs His anger because He knows its evil potential.
[00:00:43] In Jeremiah 44-4, God says, Again and again I sent my servants to prophets who said,
[00:00:51] Do not do this detestable thing that I hate.
[00:00:54] God's not merely disturbed by sin, He loathes it.
[00:00:59] Sin is diametrically opposed to loving God.
[00:01:04] Sin breeds on the credence that says, I don't believe that God knows what's best for my
[00:01:09] life so I'm going to do it my way.
[00:01:12] Whatever I feel I'm going to do because that will make me happier than obeying God.
[00:01:18] At the root of sin is a defiance to God's authority, a determination to live life anyway
[00:01:25] but God's way.
[00:01:27] And God hates this.
[00:01:29] He knows that when people develop this pattern of thinking they are venturing down a dangerous
[00:01:34] road.
[00:01:35] In His infinite wisdom and love for us, God knows what is best, a life of freedom
[00:01:42] in Him unshackled from sin.
[00:01:44] To walk in the light of God's love we must understand how He feels about sin and we must
[00:01:50] feel the same way.
[00:01:52] Sin should not simply annoy us, it should stir us to action, to repentance and to prayer,
[00:01:57] motivating us to pray for ourselves and others.
[00:02:01] When we see sin it should make us defiant toward the enemy and more determined to
[00:02:07] live holy lives.
[00:02:09] Let's pray together.
[00:02:10] Lord, help us to realize the gravity of sin in our own lives and the lives of those around
[00:02:16] us.
[00:02:16] Thank you for your precious blood of Christ that covers every sin.
[00:02:21] Help us to confess and repent, turning away from evil and loathing it like you do.
[00:02:29] We pray this in the name of Jesus.
[00:02:31] Amen.
[00:02:33] Do you know where to turn in brokenness?
[00:02:35] Have you exchanged self-reliance for absolute trust in the living God?
[00:02:42] In a heart for God, lessons from the life of David.
[00:02:45] Dr. Michael Yousef takes you on a journey through the highs and the lows of David's life.
[00:02:51] As you explore his greatest victories and deepest failures in First and Second Samuel,
[00:02:56] you'll see God's faithfulness to use willing vessels for His glory.
[00:03:00] To learn more about this inspiring new book and to secure your copy, visit LTW.org today.