Chad Lewis’ Blog

A time is coming when the blinders will be taken off of our eyes. During the day when we see God, we will not be able to stand on our feet. As every knee bows and every tongue confesses, the entire creation will be humbled and the reality of sin and its’ consequences will be seen in bold light.

We often trivialize sin. My attitude has too often been to take sin lightly in my life and in others lives. However, my heart has been shaken as I have been meditating on sin and the ramifications of it. Why does hell exist? Why is it such a horrible place? Well, if sin is no big deal, hell would not have to exist. When we think of the horror of hell we need to tie with it the horrific nature of sin.

When we see in Scripture that we will fall on our faces before God and confess that Jesus is Lord, it would be safe to say that two scenarios will be going on. Both deal with the realization of who we were. As we see God in His glory, I believe that possibly we will be able to see the depth of our sin and the effects that it had in us, towards others, and most importantly toward God. To those who are saved by the sacrifice of Christ, an unparalleled sense of joy and gratitude will enter that we will not get over for all of eternity. Our sins are forgiven and God treats our sin as forgotten. Not only that, He has adopted us as sons and daughters. We will never get over this. However, the second scenario is as ghastly as the first is glorious.

To those who did not accept the sacrifice of Christ and make Him Lord of their life, the reality of their sinfulness will hit them with the weight of eternity. What they once took so flippantly will be exposed and they will see how horrible their sinfulness was and see the eternity waiting for them.

This past week I heard about “The Weight of Glory” written by C.S. Lewis. He wrote that no one is an ordinary person. If you could see what that person will be in eternity, you would know they are not ordinary. For some, they will be so glorious and brilliant that you would wonder if they were an angel from heaven. For others, they will be so hideous and dark that you might suspect them to be a demon from hell.

With all these things in mind, let us rejoice that a way has been made so that we might be reconciled to God. Let us seek God’s face and realize how lovely He is. Even though it is important to meditate on our depravity and sinfulness, their comes a point that we need to lift our eyes to the Father. Blessed are those who mourn for they will be comforted. The way to stop sinning is not to try to control your sin. The way we sin less is by filling ourselves with something greater than our sin. That something greater is… you know it - God. Seek His face while He may be found in this life.

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