Sin advertises that it will bring happiness, but fails to deliver it leaves you with a empty feeling that again your like a drug addict seeking to get the next sin fix. Sin tells you to throw off restraint and live for the moment -- do whatever feels right to you with no thought for the future. The only problem is that it does not work! Sin's promises are empty. All sin hurts people. So all sin will (eventually) make someone miserable. Can you make yourself happy by making others miserable? No! It may seem to work for awhile, but in the end it fails.
Don't be deceived! You cannot make yourself happy by hurting people. Instead of happiness, sin actually pays out in death.The good news is that no matter how deeply sin has trapped you, Jesus will forgive you and free you! Jesus is not your enemy -- sin is your enemy. Sin only promises you happiness, then brings destruction, misery, and pain. Jesus is your friend who came to set you free from sin. Jesus frees us not only from the punishment of sin, but also from the power and control of sin. When you receive Him, Jesus puts His life and love in your heart, so you don't have to sin. People sin because they are afraid of missing out on something good. All sin is based on fear, which results from not truly knowing God loves us. But God does love you! Enough to die for you! So you can be certain that He does not want to withhold any good thing from you.Many people read this verse in Matthew and think of few people making it to Heaven, but that is not what Jesus said. Life, in full victory, as God intended, is enjoyed by very few people during our time on earth. The reason is because they allow themselves to be deceived by sin. The road of joyful, wonderful life is difficult. It can be a struggle to keep from being deceived.
But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called “Today,” so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness ( Hebrews 3:13).
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