Sin is to state, “God, I do not want You to be my king. I prefer a kingless kingdom. Or, better still, a kingdom in which I am king.”
Imagine if someone did the same to you. Suppose you go on a long trip and leave your residence under the supervision of a caretaker. You trust him with all your possessions. While you are away, he moves into your house and claims it for his own. He engraves his name on your mailbox, places his name on your accounts. He plops dirty feet on your coffee table and invites his buddies to sleep in your bed. He claims your authority and sends you this message: “Don’t come back. I’m running things now.”
The Bible’s word for this is ‘sin.’ Sin is not a regrettable lapse or an occasional stumble. Sin stages a coup against God’s regime. Sin storms the castle, lays claim to God’s throne, and defies His authority. Sin shouts, “I want to run my own life, thank you very much!” Sin tells God to get out, get lost, and not come back. Sin is insurrection of the highest order, and you are an insurrectionist. So am I. So is every single person who has taken a breath.
-- Max Lucado in “Grace: More Than We Deserve, Greater Than We Imagine”
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