Thoughts From Hebrews 12:1 - Sin Which So Easily Entangles

Continuing down the thoughts from Hebrews 12:1.  Last Sunday, was the encumbrances which so easily distract us from serving God and having the faith of our hall of fame from Chapter 11.  This week is the focus on sin which so easily entangles us.  Encumbrances are things which are not bad in and of themselves, but can be distractions.  Sin are actions that or sometimes lack of actions that keep us from fellowship with the living God.  Paul says he does the things he hates to do (Romans 7:19).  It entangles him and prevents him from being everything God wants him to be.

I once had a phone cord that was always entangled.  Routinely, I would stretch it out, get the kinks out so I could actually use it more than six inches from the phone.  Inevitably however, within a matter of days, it was back tangled up again.  The phone cord just seemed to naturally gravitate to being all entangled again. It took constant effort to get it straightened out. So it is with sin.  Sin naturally entangles us because we are still natural sinners.  It does not seem a day that goes by that there is not a willful act of sin in my life.  Paul says he "when he wants to do good, evil is right there with me" (Rom 7:20).  But my inner being gives me the power supernaturally to overcome the sin which so easily entangles us.  I cannot overcome sin naturally, but supernaturally I can.  Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ who gives the power to overcome this sin which so easily entangles us.  

Next week - the running a race with endurance.