Exodus 15

“And he said, If you will carefully listen to the voice of Jehovah your God, and will do that which is right in His sight, and will give ear to His commandments, and keep all His Laws, I will put none of these diseases upon you, which I have brought upon the Egyptians; for I am Jehovah who heals you” (Exodus 15:26).

Israel makes it across the Red Sea. The people rejoice and sing his song of praise. Never again will we see judgment set upon the earth in such a supernatural way until we come to the Book of Revelation. Truly the people had something to rejoice about. As it is said in verse 16, “Till the people pass over, Whom You have purchased.” This describes all of us! We are a purchased people, baptized in the waters of atonement, brought fourth to a new life.

How then does sin affect the believer? What happens when you sin after you have become saved? Are there still repercussions? If we re punished for sinning, does this mean we were not 100% forgiven?

Read Exodus 15:26 over again. God has set the world up for purity. Think of natural spring water. On every bottle of natural spring water they want you to know that their water is pure. There are no weird creatures in it, or bacteria lying around. The water is pure. Believe it or not, so is life. Life with Jesus is 100% pure. We are to do what is right in His sight, and give ear to His commandments.

Sin is like a harmful piece of bacteria in our pure water. It makes the whole bottle of water bad! As Mr. O’Keefe shared last night, 30 years of righteous living can be thrown away by 30 minutes of flesh time. Sin can terribly affect the Christian walk. It still is present, though it is always forgiven. Think of the many diseases sin causes. It causes the disease of selfishness, pride, lust corruption, lying, jealousy, addiction, and other wicked things. It only makes sense that sin would cause literal, physical diseases as well.

Follow Jesus. He has a plan for you. Pray this week. Come to church and pray with us. If you cannot pray with us, pray alone in your room for a half an hour during the time we pray. We all want purity. I want a life that shines for Jesus, therefore a life where none of these diseases can take root and kill my spiritual ability to walk with Him.