“Let us lay aside every weight,
and the sin which doth so easily beset us”: We all have besetting sin(s), it’s
the sin we hate to love: To think otherwise
is to be in Self-denial, allowing Self, our carnal fleshly nature, to deny the
truth of God’s word. Besetting sin comes in many colors:
*Slothfulness: Spiritual apathy/laziness,
neglecting what God has spoken.
*Worry/Anxiety: Habitual refusal
to trust God.
*Coveting: Greater desire for the things of this life then
passion for Godliness.
*Pride: Self-esteem and
Self-reliance breeding dependence on Self rather than God.
*Gluttony: Habitual over-indulgence,
over-consumption of anything, a loss of control to Self.
*Fear: An absence of God’s
perfect love, fearing anything more then we fear God.
*Unforgiveness: Refusing to
forgive the injustice and offences of others.
*Idolatry: To admire, reverence,
desire, or love something or someone more than God.
And the list goes on. Besetting sin,
as with all sin, is rooted in unbelief… doubt as to the truthfulness of God and
His word. Doubt started in the Garden of Eden when the serpent said, “Has God
indeed (really) said”, casting doubt to encourage rebellion against God. Besetting
sin ensnares us and can tower like a mountain between a child of God and their
Daddy.
Saints, we all have a death to
die, a race to run, and a crown to receive. Therefore let us strip off and
throw aside our besetting sins “looking unto Jesus” the supreme mode and
perfect embodiment of faith. He modeled perfect faith – absolute dependence
upon and implicit trust in God -- in His life, death, and resurrection, leading
us in our walk of faith by example. Our absolute dependence upon and implicit
trust in God will release the power out flowing from His resurrection, enabling
power to overcome our besetting sins. And in this we should rejoice...
“IF WE SAY THAT WE HAVE NO SIN, WE DECEIVE
OURSELVES...”
(Heb. 12:1-4; Acts 3:15; Rev. 3:14; 1 Cor. 15:20; Rom.
8:29; 1 Jn. 4:18; Matt. 10:28; Col. 1:16-18; Phil. 3:10; 1 Jn. 1:8)
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