Sin no longer has Control

Isaiah 10:25-27

If you have been imprisoned, taken captive by a foreign nation, you have only one hope, 

and it is not found in the might or power of man, but only God can rescue you from this 

enemy.  You will understand the magical music of Isaiah 10:25-27. “For in a very little 

while my fury will come to an end, and my anger will be directed to their destruction. And 

the LORD of hosts will wield against them a whip, as when he struck Midian at the rock 

of Oreb. And his staff will be over the sea, and he will lift it as he did in Egypt. And in that 

day his burden will depart from your shoulder, and his yoke from your neck; and the yoke 

will be broken because of the fat.”  (Isaiah 10:25-27 ESV)

What a blessing when God sends word to you that the captivity is almost over, and that he 

has redirected His anger to the one who has held you as his prisoner.  I know many of you 

believe falsely that sin is no longer in your DNA, but stay with me for a moment, and let 

the Scriptures speak to your confused mind.  If “sin” were to be put on trial, would there 

be enough evidence to convict it of its destructive effect on the human race?

I’m sure you have heard the story of David and Bathsheba, she was another mans wife, but David lusted for her and in being the king he had sex with her and this brought about David having her husband killed.  After she lamented over her husband, David sent for her and she became his wife.  What happen was this good king did as Eve in the garden, he saw Bathsheba and knew that it would be good sex, and at this point he forgot the commandment of God, “Do not covet your neighbors wife” and from heaven’s view, we read in 2 Samuel 11:27b, “But the thing that David had done displeased the LORD.”  So one might come away with the assumption that lust for what is not ours, may open one up to sin.

The Psalmist, who is the king referred to in the paragraph above, has this to say about God:  

“For you are not a God who delights in wickedness; evil may not dwell with you. The boastful 

shall not stand before your eyes; you hate all evildoers. You destroy those who speak lies; 

the LORD abhors the bloodthirsty and deceitful man.”  (Psalm 5:4-6 ESV)  Maybe the writer 

of the Proverbs makes it clearer: “There are six things that the LORD hates, seven that are 

an abomination to him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, a 

heart that devises wicked plans, feet that make haste to run to evil, a false witness who 

breathes out lies, and one who sows discord among brothers.” (Proverbs 6:16-19 ESV)   

And last, but of most importance, Jesus said this to some very religious guys who were 

lovers of money; “You are those who justify yourselves before men, but God knows 

your hearts.  For what is exalted among men is an abomination in the sight of God.”   

(Luke 16:15b)

So how does this relate to being taken captive, and the answer comes from the Scriptures,  

“For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” (Romans 3:23)  The all means all, 

we have all been, or are being held under the control of sin, but ponder what Scripture says 

in Galatians 3:22-25,”But the Scripture imprisoned everything under sin, so that the promise 

by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe.  Now before faith came, we 

were held captive under the law, imprisoned until the coming faith would be revealed. So 

then, the law was our guardian until Christ came, in order that we might be justified by faith. 

But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian, for in Christ Jesus you 

are all sons of God, through faith.”  (Galatians 3:22-26 ESV)

If you want freedom it is found in Jesus Christ; I know because one night in a Motel room, 

I read Romans 10:9, and acted on it by bowing my knee to Jesus and receiving forgiveness 

and the control of sin was removed.  It now requires me to choose to sin and often to my 

shame I do so, but it breaks my fellowship with God, but not my relationship.    

Romans 10:9, “because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in 

your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.”  (Romans 10:9 ESV)  

You can be free from the control of Sin.

From the Back Porch,

Bob Rice