Sycamore

Let me never forget that the heinousness of sin lies not so much in the nature of the sin committed, as in the greatness of the Person sinned against.
-The Valley of Vision, a collection of Puritan prayers

We all have a tendency to rate our sins based on how bad they seem to us.  That’s why we find murder and adultery worse than hate and lust in our hearts (see Matthew 5:21-22, 27-28, and 1 John 3:15).  But as long as we’re rating how bad our sin is based on what it is, we’ll never be really convicted.  And if we’re never really convicted, we’ll never really experience grace, love, and abundant life.

It’s only when we encounter the glory of God and the incredible scandal of the gospel that we can see sin in it’s proper light.  It’s not about what the sin is.  It’s about who the sin is against.  It’s time we all stopped comparing our sins to a list of ratings and started getting acquainted with the glory of God.  If we do, we’ll feel the true weight of our sin and find freedom and forgiveness at the cross.  If we don’t, we’ll keep on living this normal life instead of an abundant one.