Have you ever asked, “How long, oh Lord, will this last?” Dr. Charles Stanley responds to a listener’s question about the consequences of sin. In Touch Ministries, 2013.
God disciplines those he loves God sees
believers in Jesus Christ as his sons
and daughters and he prepares the very
best for his children when we sin he
doesn’t leave us to our own devices
instead he works within us to make us
more like His Son Jesus and though the
path of obedience may get rocky it is
meant to train us in godliness but just
like the psalmist says there are times
when we groan how long O Lord is this
going to last the day we look at a
question I think we can all relate to
and this is how it reads
after we sin how long did the
consequences last I was proud and
judgmental and although I’ve repented of
this the consequences keep happening
well that’s a good question because most
people did not consider the consequences
of their sin and they act as if there
are no consequences to their sin they’re
blind to the fact and the events
whatever they may be there are
consequences to sin so they try to
explain it away and when the
consequences come they’ll say it’s this
reason that reason whatever it does not
erase the consequences and we’re quick
to run the first John chapter 1 verse 9
which says and most of us know this if
we confess our sins he’s faithful and
just to forgive us our sins and to
cleanse us from all unrighteousness well
forgiveness is immediate but the
consequences oftentimes continue and
that depends upon the nature of the sin
the Bible is clear be sure your sin will
find you out and it’s interesting what
Paul says in this 3rd chapter of
Colossians listen to what he says he
says whatever you do do your work
heartedly as for the Lord rather than
for men knowing that from the Lord you
will receive the reward of the
inheritance it is the Lord Christ whom
you serve so there’s a reward for doing
right but listen what he says for he who
does wrong will receive the consequences
of the wrong which he has done and that
without partiality that is God doesn’t
play favorites the consequences listen
the consequences of your sin
is matched by the nature of it the
consequences a continuous determined by
the nature of the sin the length of time
you did it the damage within you God’s
purpose for your life and genuine
repentance is true and God does forgive
and you can walk away from it but that
doesn’t mean that no consequences and
this is the deceptiveness of sin then
though own ongoing consequences yes
there are ongoing consequences and the
consequences could be short-lived or
they can be for a lifetime because we’re
sinning against a holy God and that is
serious business the most eternal
consequence of all is to die without
Christ knowing that you’ll meet God at
the judgment and that consequence will
be forever well thank you for joining us
today for in touch and I’ll close by
saying this obey God and leave all the
consequences to him
they’re good consequences there’s so
much joy and peace and confidence and
knowing you’re living just the way he
wants you to live