Sin's a Hell of a Drug

Rest Well Rick James:(

Remember Dave's Chappelle's Comedy sketch show called  "Chappelle's Show"? Remember He had Rick James on his show and one of Rick James famous quotes on there was "Cocaine's a hell of a drug".  Well I am here to tell you that Sin's a Hell of a Drug.

Rest Well Whitney :(

I have never taken illegal drugs before, but I have seen the effects of  them with people and it doesn't look good at all. I see that when people take cocaine, ecstasy and whatever other drug that is out there to get you high, it gives you a good feeling and takes you to a place where your mind wouldn't normally be at but over time, it will break down your body to the point of death if nothing is done about it.

Sin is something VERY similar to drugs. It is very tempting to do; it may look good, taste good, and make you feel good for a moment but eventually it will bring you to a place of depression, sorrow, and a WHOLE LOT OF GUILT.  For instance,you have Adam and Eve (Genesis 3:1-24) living it up in the garden of Eden, PARADISE. God has allowed them to have everything that they want and need, but the one thing that God instructed them (Adam) to not eat of the tree of knowledge of Good and Evil. Now the question that some folks would ask and me playing devil's advocate is why did God put that tree in the garden in the first place? Hmm...maybe because He's God and He can do what He wants or maybe to see if Adam and Eve would actually obey Him...idk, you would actually have to ask God.  That is one interesting thing about God the Father, we will not understand everything that He does but just know that what He allows to happen or what He allows NOT happen is FOR OUR GOOD (Romans 8:28).

So in this story of Adam and Eve, we know that the serpent, the enemy, Satan decides to speak with Eve and ask her "Did God really say, You must not eat from any tree in the garden? (Gen. 3:1 niv)" Let's pause right there for a second. God told Adam and Adam told Eve not to eat from this particular tree and then someone else came in and say "Did God really say...".  You can get so many messages such as why did the serpent go to Eve instead of Adam? That shows one thing about Satan, he is the author of confusion because as Christians, we know that marriage is set up as God, Husband then Wife.  I am sorry (not sorry) ladies out there that are controlling and not submissive and want to be the man in the relationship; Like Eve, you are way out of order. Also two other things stuck out to me; One, Don't let any ole body be up in your relationship because they could be just like the snake slithering around causing trouble (that was for the Christian Couple courting and the married). And two, KNOW THE WORD OF GOD YOURSELF.  If God says thou shall not kill, don't kill. If God says love thy neighbor as thyself, do it! Don't allow the Enemy to confuse you and say to you "Did God really say don't covet your neighbor's wife" or "Did God really say that homosexuality is an abomination to Him? " The Devil is sneaky and he knows your strengths and struggles.  He doesn't care about your strengths, all he wants to do is prey on your struggles so you...we won't please God and be that living and holy sacrifice that we need to be (Romans 12:1-2).

Jesus Christ is known as the "Second Adam". The first and original Adam brought sin into the world but Jesus our Lord and Savior beat and defeated the enemy, the grave, and death so He can save us from our sins (John 3:16-17).

I just want to encourage everyone who is reading this is that whatever you maybe struggling  with, just know that JESUS IS THE ANSWER.  While He was here on this earth, He healed many people from the blind man, to the man with the many demons inside of him, to the lady with the issue of blood. I always say in my prayers, if you did it for Womanizer King David, you can do it for me, if you did it for Prostituting Rahab, you can do it for me, if you did it for Persecuting Saul (Apostle Paul), you can do it for me, if you did it for Denying ole Peter, you can do it for ME! And if He can save and love one of his daughters that struggles through her singleness and not allowing Him to be my comfort or as I say Cuddle Buddy, He can certainly do it for you! The Almighty God that brought His ONLY beloved Son to come into the world and save us from our own destruction LOVES US THROUGH IT ALL.