A few weeks ago, my dad had a Bible study with the fam. He was talking about God's laws, the commandments. He reminded us that God created the laws for us to not keep them... to be broken... so we could identify sin.
Well, for a while, I had been slacking on reading Pierced By the Word every night, really for a few weeks. I wasn't beating myself up about it, but just kinda disapointed that I hadn't been staying on top of it like I was.
I love how God works! Cuz that night after Dad had his talk, I got ready for bed, and picked up the book. And what do you think John Piper was talking about? How does the Law help me know my sin? This very thing happened just a few weeks before this! And it's not luck, or faite, or destiny. It's God! He had a plan for me not reading my book!
At the start of the chapter, Piper puts up a few verses.
"What then shall we say? That the law is sin? By no meants! Yes if it had not been for the law, I would not have known sin. I would not have known what it is to covet if the law had not said, 'You shall not covet.' But sin, seizing an opportunity through the commandment, producecd in me all kinds of covetousness. Apart from the law, sin lies dead." -Romans 7:7-8
Apart from the law, sin lies dead. That's right to the point. Think about it. How would you know what was sin if we didn't have the law? How would you know if you saw someone had a new car, and you really wanted that car, and burning inside because you didn't have that car. How would you know if that was sin if we didn't have the law? We wouldn't. Without the law, "You should not covet", we would have no clue.
I don't know about you, but this makes me think, He is in control! He's got everything undercontrol! And what a wonderful thought that is!
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