Sin and Its Insulting Nature

"Be not deceived, God is not mocked. Whatsoever a man sows that shall he also reap. We as Christians have heard many important sermons, lectures, discussions, arguments and excuses about the nature of sin. We argue over whether our obedience should spring forth from a sense of gratitude or out of a compulsion to fulfill the letter of the law. What we often times do not take into account is the offensive nature of our sin. We are very good at discussing the wages of sin, the outcome of sin, the pitfalls of sin and the coming judgment of sin, but maybe we should look at how sin impacts the one who cannot coexist with unrighteousness, God. Why do you think the verse makes it clear that God is not mocked. What relevance does this have to our sin? Would we really be so brazen as to willingly enter into sin, and then make a mockery of God by sowing seeds of immorality, drunkeness, deceit, selfishness, discord and rebellion and expecting to reap a reward for these deeds? Do we expect that God is some Heavenly schoolmaster who is emotionally detached from those he leads? Are we not to establish, maintain and build a realtionship with God through Jesus and the Holy Spirit? If you had a friendship where someone broke into your house and defiled all that you held dear and then laughed in your face by acting as if nothing ever happened, what would you think of that relationship? How then do you think our Heavenly Father feels when we willfully disregard his laws, and in our human ignorance add insult to injury by acting as if no relationship breach has occurred. We continue on our way, living out our lives in the ignorant in between. Avoid this in between. So, no matter what your reason for obedience to God is, be certain that your continued disobedience has the possibility of wrapping your prayers and pleas to God in an envelope of mockery. If you want to reap a relationship with God, understand that your continued sin hurts you, those around you, and even your future generations, but most importantly it mocks the gift of life that God has graciously given to you.