Unexpected End?

Last week, while teaching discipleship training, something struck me—not in the mind, but deep in the heart:
SIN = DEATH. We know this. We’ve read it. We’ve heard it preached. Scripture tells us that “the soul that sinneth, it shall die” (Ezekiel 18:20), and we often speak of how Jesus conquered both sin and death, almost as if they are interchangeable. But this time, the truth didn’t just register intellectually—it pierced me spiritually.
I realized that every time I sin, death enters in some form. Sometimes it’s immediate—like the destructive power of drugs. Other times, it creeps in slowly—through sexual sin, bitterness, pride, or rebellion. It may not kill the body right away, but it begins a process: a spiritual decay, a death of peace, joy, clarity, and purpose. Anxiety, misery, and emptiness take root. Why? Because sin opens the spirit to a demonic spirit that then gains access to your life.

2 Samuel 13 is a sobering example. Amnon’s sin didn’t just destroy him—it tore through his family. Tamar was devastated. Absalom was enraged in guilt and regret. David was broken. Sin brought death, not just to the sinner, but to everyone around him.

Sin kills. And it doesn’t just kill you—it wounds and kills those connected to you.
So before you sin, ask yourself: “How soon will death come after I do this?” That question might just stop you in your tracks. It might lead you to cry out to the only One who can truly save—Jesus Christ, who conquered sin and death so you wouldn’t have to be enslaved by either.

“For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” — Romans 6:23 (KJV)

Blessings