Sometimes I picture sin as a wound and trespasses like flies. When one has a wound it is inevitable to attract the flies, in the similar case human beings who are fundamentaly born with sin, live their life trying to avoid sinning. But to their disappointment is that no matter how hard they try to avoid sinning they find themselves commiting the same sin over and over again. Why is it so? Because human beings are born with 12 kinds of sin in is heart that`s why it is impossible for man to avoid sinning. "Mark 7:21-22."
Then what is the best way to approach the problem of sin?
Using an analogy of the wounded person and flies how to try to explain how most people approach the problem of sin without looking at it in this perceptive. Imagine a person having a wound become extremely annoyed because the flies keep on coming to feed on is wound. So this person decided to get rid of them by killing each one of them with is bear hand`s. After killing a few flies he says in is heart "Am almost done with these irritating flies, let me just clear the remaining ones and take a rest". But to is disappointment just the moment he thinks is killing the last fly, only to realize another swarm of flies attacking is wound. This person will surely run out of energy to kill the entire flies that keeps on coming and will just sit there helplessly watching the flies feed on is wound.
Just like this analogy, this is how most christians try to approach the problem of sin with their efforts. I know the analogy I used may sound somewhat childish and foolish because it is obvious that no adult person could take such an approach to prevent the flies from feeding ones flesh knowing it`s foolish and childish only kids could reason like that. Everyone will surely look for medical attention or rather find a nice clean peace of clothing and cover the wound, that way a person wont be troubled by the flies.
But guess what! This is exactly how most christians are approaching the problem of sin. Of cause it may not look foolish in their eyes. But to someone who has truly received the remission of sin, he sees it exactly as the wounded person who reason like a small child killing the flies with his bear hands hoping will soon get rid of them. People don`t realize that they can`t avoid sinning due to the fact that the original sin they inherited from Adam attract their daily trespasses. But how do they approach this problem? Rather than seeking proper solution from their Creator Jesus, they instead think in their heart "Am not that much of a sinner, I just have few sins with me, if I just pray to God truthfully that I will never commit this kind of sin again, and practice virtue am sure he will forgive me and I will be trouble free from this irritating sin".
But what happens after they finish giving their prayers of repentance? Just the moment they feel like they are done away with the last sin and things seem to be perfect, another different kind of sin pops out in them and the repeat is endless.
Most christians don`t realize that approaching the problem of sin by reallying on prayers of repentance and ones on virtue is akin to this man who wanted to get rid of the flies with is bear hands from attacking is wound. Infact it is even more foolish for people to think they can solve the problem of sin with the prayers of repentance and virtue than this man mentioned.
The bible reads in psalms 32:1 "Blessed is he whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered" Dear believers what does this scripture teaches us? The scripture says "blessed his he whose (SIN) and (TRANSGRESSIONS) are "FORGIVEN and COVERED" what does the word "Covered" means? "Covered" denotes the completeness of something. In this case if I were to say a person mentioned above who had a wound partly put a peace of clothing on it, it will be incorrect for me to say a person partly "Covered" is wound with a peace of clothing. Because the moment I introduce the word "Covered" it means "Completely".
So when David through the inspiration of the holy Spirit said "Blessed is he whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered" he did not refer to those who think "Jesus partly took their sin(only original sin) and died for them while leaving their future sins for them to solve by offering prayers to God" on the contrary he referred to those "whose sins were completely transfered on the Lord through his baptism in the river Jordan and the Lord bore their condemnation on the cross once and for all for the remission of sin" it is the very people who are indeed blessed.
To those who are truly born again of water and the Spirit they no longer worry about sin because they know and believe that the Lord "Covered" in other words "Blotted out" their life time sin once. So when they see those who depends on their prayers of repentance and virtue they think "how foolish to reason like a child for one to think he can solve is life time sin with is efforts."
I wish I could go on and on but I would like to end my testimony by encouraging everyone who has not yet received the remission of sin that do not be deceived. The Lord has washed away the entire sin of the world once and for all with his water(baptism), blood(crusifixion) and Spirit(Jesus is the King of kings Creator of all things) John 5:6 it takes just your faith in the Lord and his work of salvation to receive this gift nothing more praise be to God the Father, his son Jesus Christ and God the Holy Spirit.
Saint Chris Mulonga, Zambia
