Pastor Dave Ginter
 
Oh, what joy for those
whose rebellion is forgiven,
whose sin is put out of sight!
Yes, what joy for those
whose record the LORD has cleared of sin,
whose lives are lived in complete honesty! (Psalm 33:1-2)

Recently I watched a movie version of Lord Cromwell’s deposing of King Charles I of England. Cromwell has Charles beheaded while initiating a spree of evil rarely equaled by one tyrant. It reminded me of the treachery and devastation wrought by humankind throughout history. War is always ugly. But rebellion from within the ranks, “civil war”, is to my mind, the ugliest contestant in a pageant of evil contenders!

The Scripture lesson today equates sin with rebellion. That’s an excellent understanding; indeed, sin is a rebellion against the Kingdom of God, headed by Jesus Christ, the King of Kings. Ours is never a private affair, an isolated action, a single wake in the lake of life. Rather, our acts of rebellion impact the entire Kingdom and distress the King.

We need to reexamine sin. It is not simply a “bad decision”, an “unfortunate choice”, some “little problem” where we “kind of “failed”. Sin is not of these candy-coated euphemisms. Rather, sin is a breaking of ranks, a rebellion against the King and His Kingdom. Sin, ultimately is not the breaking of God’s rules; sin breaks God’s heart.
 


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