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“He that sinneth against Me wrongeth his own soul” (Proverbs 8:36).
When we sin, we often cause harm to others. Also, we certainly do wrong to the Lord, for God hates sin, and it causes Him pain when we sin. In fact, all the sin in this world causes pain to God, and we read in Psalm 7:11 that “God is angry with the wicked every day.” He sees all that goes on in this world, and it makes Him angry.
However, we read in our verse today that when we sin against the Lord, we really wrong our own soul most of all. We may think that we are getting pleasure out of the sin, and yes, there is pleasure in sin, but it lasts only a short time. Then afterward, sin has a sting in it that often lasts a long time. If someone does something bad to us, our natural tendency is to do something hurtful back to them. But in reality, we are hurting ourselves more than the other person.
Let us remember this, and avoid allowing sin in our lives. It is not worth it!
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