If Only We Thought Of Sin This Way

My two older boys have acquired the virus that has rapidly permeated our congregation. No person enjoys having a stomach bug. We run as far away from it as possible, taking extra precautions and praying that we would be spared from its wrath. If only we treated sin in our lives the way we treat stomach viruses! Gastroenteritis is a consequence of the Fall. We get stomach bugs because of sin. Oh that we would recoil from violating God's precepts the way we do from the most vile bodily manifestations of illness. Sin tastes sweet on our lips but it is bitter in our stomachs...Lord help us to hate the sin in our lives and cherish your salvation-Sola Gratia.