He was only 15 years old when he staged his first con. Frank Abagnale, one of the greatest con men to ever practice his tradition of deceit, will forever be remembered as the one who got away over and over again, until he didn’t . . .Even Frank Abagnale, perhaps one of the greatest con artists of all times, couldn’t get away forever.
Isn’t this the case with sin? Sometimes we feel like we can get away with sin. We feel like “well God’s going to forgive me anyway, so maybe it’s not as big of a deal as I thought.” And so we begin to let things slip. Maybe it’s something that’s not very noticeable in our eyes—a little white lie; a quick look at something inappropriate; just a little worry; one slang word. And we think since it’s something that’s small and subtle it won’t really catch up to us. It could be something that we kind of whitewash what it really is—I’m not angry, I’m just a little upset; I’m not worried I’m just a little concerned; it’s not lust, I’m just observing; I’m not bitter, I just have a good memory; it’s not gossip, it’s a prayer request. Everyone struggles with this! And we allow sin to slip into our lives subtlety because we’ve told ourselves it’s not really that bad . . . And lamentations chapter 2 is all about sin catching up with God’s people and what that looked like in their lives. And it serves as a warning for us, and this is the big idea I want you to take away today: You can’t get away with sin forever.
