Cheating is Easy

Snitch a cookie.

Change a number.

Ignore a phone call.

Drive 5 miles per hour over the limit.

Cut and paste from Wikipedia.

Lying to your accountability partner.

We might call those little sins. They don't really have a great effect on anyone. It's not so bad to cheat just a little. Everyone does it.

Selling drugs.

Hiring a prostitute.

Holding up a bank.

Those might move to the list of bigger sins. They're a little harder to cover up. Others are involved and might find out.

But really, there isn't any difference. Sin is sin.

And then we come to church to worship. We sing praises. Our face is joyous. Maybe we even shed a tear.

"But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such people to worship Him. God is spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth" (John 4:23-24).

Can we live a lie and worship in truth?

Can a cheater worship in truth?

We can make it look like we are fleeing temptation. "Victory in Jesus!"

We can say that we have peace and blessed rest, leaning on the everlasting arms.

And everyone might be fooled.

But God knows. And God is seeking people who worship Him in spirit and truth.

We need to stop cheating. God wants us to worship in spirit and truth.