WHERE WILL YOU PARK YOUR LIFE?

(Romans 6:1-2) "What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin so that grace may increase?May it never be!..."NASB

Yesterday as I was pulling out of a parking lot at the music room (that is another devotional), I noticed a woman trying to pull into a space (which wasn't exactly an allotted parking spot) next to me. Slowly, she eased (and I do mean eased) her car in trying to avoid a rather large concrete post. Little by little she inched her car closer trying to pull her car out of the roadway; however, she continued to come mighty close to that post. Yes, by now this whole scene has mesmerized me. Why? I am not sure but nonetheless, I am and I realize I am holding my breath as she continues her parking 101.

At one point, I even think why doesn't she just stop! It is obvious she is going to hit the post. And no sooner that it was out of my mind (since I didn't actually say it) it happened, she hit the post. My first thought, ok maybe my second thought was to roll down the window of my jeep and say yell, "Tell me it just ain't so, you didn't do that", but then I thought better of it. Because that was my life I just witnessed. Blatant sin!

A little sin-- no big deal-- we have the grace of God-- a little more sin-- you got it…. Sure we are forgiven, it says so in the Bible. But what about natural consequences? What happens when we crash and burn? What about each time we cross the line? Addictions? No on starts out as an addict. It starts out just a little here and a little there and before long you have hit a concrete wall.

What I didn't mention earlier was that in the parking lot, this woman had many other options to park in. Why she chose this particular one, I just don't know.

We, too, have a choice, as we are included in Christ's sin-conquering death, through His life-saving resurrection. (Romans 6, The Msg)

Where will you park your life?
Connie