Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

In 2005 I developed a UTI which eventually formed a culture in my blood. It nearly killed me. I felt like I was knocking on heaven’s door when I began seeing demons in my room. I praised the name of Jesus and they fled from before my eyes. Was I delusional? I cannot say, but real or not they fled when Jesus was praised, so I do not really care, the result was relief.

When sin gets under your skin and takes up residence your heart hardens. This is true for both believers and non-believers. Believers, having tasted of the glorious blessings are more likely to repent and return to restored relationship. I say more likely, I cannot say always. I am not going to make any statement about lost salvation. I will say that death is no longer having fellowship with God. Adam died spiritually the day he ate yet lived for hundreds of years.

If you have been living under the umbrella of God’s grace, receiving blessings and protection in right relationship with God, why risk losing that? When we ignore sin and allow it to become “our god” we suffer in the here and now. We are meant to have the abundant life in Christ. We cannot receive that abundant life while clinging to sin.

Song of Solomon 5:3 I have put off my coat; how shall I put it on? I have washed my feet; how shall I defile them?

Yes, in deed, how?