What is it that has mastered
you? It’s a powerful question and
one that should be carefully considered due to its implications. As Americans we claim freedom, but often
walk in the worst bondage because of our “free choices”. Many of us carry a past that is heavy,
embarrassing and difficult to get rid of.
I love this recent product
that came on the market, its called "Wash
Away Your Sins - Soul Saver Pack"... "For liars, cheaters, and
wrong-doers."
"It says its Bishop tested" and "Cardinal approved". Its contents are two bottles and an instruction book:
One bottle: "Holy Water" are for those little sins: "1) Remove cap - 2) Pour into palm - 3) Admit wrong doing - 4) Think pure thoughts - 5) Anoint forehead and - 6) Go fourth purged from sin, ready to do it again."
The second bottle: "Bubble bath" are for those more major sins: "1) Kneel before thy tub - 2) Reflect upon wrong doing - 3) Run warm bath water - 4) Pour in enough bubble bath to equal your sins "(I would need a 55 gal. drum)" - 5) Soak in blessed bubble - 6) Arise cleansed from sin, and ready to do it again." The instruction book adds "that you should soak 3 minutes for each deadly sin committed." Though you are to soak "15 minutes per each large deadly sin committed". Now if you commit an "extra large mortal sin", "which includes lying to your mother" then you must "add two capsules of holy water", "soak for twenty minutes" and when exiting the bath "anoint your forehead with the blessed holy water".
"It says its Bishop tested" and "Cardinal approved". Its contents are two bottles and an instruction book:
One bottle: "Holy Water" are for those little sins: "1) Remove cap - 2) Pour into palm - 3) Admit wrong doing - 4) Think pure thoughts - 5) Anoint forehead and - 6) Go fourth purged from sin, ready to do it again."
The second bottle: "Bubble bath" are for those more major sins: "1) Kneel before thy tub - 2) Reflect upon wrong doing - 3) Run warm bath water - 4) Pour in enough bubble bath to equal your sins "(I would need a 55 gal. drum)" - 5) Soak in blessed bubble - 6) Arise cleansed from sin, and ready to do it again." The instruction book adds "that you should soak 3 minutes for each deadly sin committed." Though you are to soak "15 minutes per each large deadly sin committed". Now if you commit an "extra large mortal sin", "which includes lying to your mother" then you must "add two capsules of holy water", "soak for twenty minutes" and when exiting the bath "anoint your forehead with the blessed holy water".
Ha, I hope you got a good laugh out of that, I
sure did! Sometimes finding the
humor in our immense pain brings about a release of that which has severely
weighted us down.
But you can’t stop there; you need to change
that emotion into a resolve to be done with your sin. I love what one of the disciples of Jesus said about this
attitude.
“Therefore, since Christ suffered in his body, arm yourselves
also with the same attitude, because whoever suffers in the body is done with
sin. 2 As a result, they do not live the rest of
their earthly lives for evil human desires, but rather for the will of
God. 3 For you have spent enough time in the
past doing what pagans choose to do—living in debauchery, lust,
drunkenness, orgies, carousing and detestable idolatry. 4 They
are surprised that you do not join them in their reckless, wild living, and
they heap abuse on you. 5 But they will have to
give account to him who is ready to judge the living and the dead. 6 …, but live according to God in regard
to the spirit.” (1 Peter 4:1-6)
Are you done with
the cost of sin? Are you fed up
with the baggage and the things that weigh you down? If so then live according to God’s principles and ways and
don’t start tomorrow, start today!
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