The Facts of Sin

Sin sucks. That's all there is to it. We all wish that we could stop sinning and we all wish that others wouldn't sin against us. Thinking about all that has been going on in the past few days in Lexington makes me want to cry. I know that everything will get worse before it gets better, but it is so hard to watch sin affect everything. Two girls were raped while walking through a parking lot two nights ago. It is easy to run through all of the typical questions: Why did this happen? Why two girls and not just one? What were they thinking? Did they have it coming because they were scantily clad and drunk? Why did it have to happen to them? What kind of girls were they? Did they know you Lord? When will you show them your mercy and compassion? Will they be able to look back one day and praise you for this happening because it taught them so much? Rape is such an ugly sin. Though all sins are ugly, rape is something that cuts so deep in a female. She is not only physically destroyed but mentally and emotionally destroyed. People often ask how and why we could ever love a God that allows such things to happen. The fact is, He doesn't want this to happen. But he allows it to happen to teach us. Though that seems unfathomable, it's true. There have been numerous times that I have felt the effects of sin and been very very hurt. I look back and I see how gracious God has been to me in showing me more about myself and more importantly, He has shown me more about Himself. There are also times when I look back on times when I have no clue why something has happened. In times like this it is hardest to see God's reasoning behind allowing something bad to happen to us. Though we may not understand, we need to put our all in Him and have faith that He allowed it to happen for a reason, and He loves us and will work everything out for the best. In the situation with these two young females the other night, God may use them in amazing ways to help other girls that have gone through the same thing with coping and turning it around to give God glory. No matter what the sin or the situation, God is in control. Yes, He may have allowed it, but there is a reason.

We also have to look at how sin affects EVERYTHING. How does sin play a role in natural disasters and other areas in life where it simply doesn't make any sense? Well, when the fall of man occurred in Genesis, we are told that sin has affected everything. Yes, it's ugly, and it hurts, but those are the facts of sin. We are brought back to the fact that we have to put our trust in the Lord and have Faith that it happened for a reason. Though we may never understand why He could do such a thing, we have to understand that we are His children and He loves us. With this said, He will take care of us, and when something bad happens, it has to be for a good reason.

Last night Robert Cunningham, the youth and college minister at TCPC was talking about this. The Lord realy used him to portray this so clearly and I encourage everybody to check out his sermon on this. You can find it here, if it isn't up yet, keep checking back! : http://www.tcpcstudents.com/GenericPage/DisplayPage.aspx?guid=0D587E08-6292-44EB-96AC-8A9C5619DC74
"The Angry God" By Robert Cunningham