The shipping and handling fees for sin are enormous, because of its heaviness the cost is increased. The weight of sin will get heavier, why carry it around.
Sin is described as a heavy burden, one not meant to be carried around by people alone. Take a look at the spiritual implications of sin its destructive nature, and the reason why it is essential that we seek relief from its weight. Inherently destructive and burdensome, it crushes; we sink under its weight of heaviness that we were not meant to bear ourselves.
The consequences of sin can be severe with ultimate penalty being death. Holy Scripture offers us a solution to the burden of sin through Jesus Christ, the unblemished Lamb who was sacrificed to atone for our sins. Fulfilling the law and making us pure and righteous through HIM. The act of sacrifice is a reminder that we are not meant to carry the weight of sin alone.
Repentance is a crucial step for us to alleviate the burden of sin, it involves acknowledging our sins to God, seeking HIS forgiveness, and turning away from sinful behavior. Guilt and shame are intertwined with sin. Shame can be heavy, leading to a sense of powerlessness, and perceived inability to meet one’s ideal self.
We are taught in (Ezekiel 9:9) the sins of the people are very great. In (Hebrews 12:1) it tells us to strip off anything that slows us down or holds us back. Guilt and shame is often intertwined with sin and they are a burden too heavy to bear (Psalm 38:4).
Acknowledge the weight of sin and turn to God!
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Ezekiel 9:9
New International Version
9 “He answered me, “The sin of the people of Israel and Judah is exceedingly great; the land is full of bloodshed and the city is full of injustice. They say, ‘The Lord has forsaken the land; the Lord does not see.’ ”
Ezekiel 9:9
King James Version
9 “Then said he unto me, The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceeding great, and the land is full of blood, and the city full of perverseness: for they say, The Lord hath forsaken the earth, and the Lord seeth not.”
Ezekiel 9:9
Living Bible
9 “But he said to me, “The sins of the people of Israel and Judah are very great and all the land is full of murder and injustice, for they say, ‘The Lord doesn’t see it! He has gone away!’ ”
Hebrews 12:1
New International Version
12 “Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us,”
Hebrews 12:1
King James Version
12 “Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,”
Hebrews 12:1
Living Bible
12 “Since we have such a huge crowd of men of faith watching us from the grandstands, let us strip off anything that slows us down or holds us back, and especially those sins that wrap themselves so tightly around our feet and trip us up; and let us run with patience the particular race that God has set before us.”
Psalm 38:4
New International Version
4 “My guilt has overwhelmed me like a burden too heavy to bear.”
Psalm 38:4
King James Version
4 “For mine iniquities are gone over mine head: as an heavy burden they are too heavy for me.”
Psalm 38:4
Living Bible
3-4 “Because of your anger, my body is sick, my health is broken beneath my sins. They are like a flood, higher than my head; they are a burden too heavy to bear.”