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DEVOTION
Sin Soaked
In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him. In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. – 1 John 4:9-10
I am not the type of person who lives for a day at the beach. I don’t like sand all over. I don’t like swimming in seaweed or standing on seashells. Salt water is another level of irritation – literally. Finally, sitting on the beach working on my tan isn’t my thing. I’m not opposed to getting a suntan. I’m content with the farmer’s tan I get every summer and that is that.
But I do recognize that some people just can’t get enough sun. While on a Florida vacation a few years ago, I spotted a couple of sun-soaked people who clearly spent a lot of time out in the sun. Their skin was so dark that it looked like leather. I seriously thought they might have inadvertently waterproofed themselves. Extreme exposure to the sun had given them what they thought was a great appearance, but I do wonder if they still have the physical ability to sweat.
Being sun-soaked, immersed in the warm rays of the sun to the point to where it changes the basic complexion of the body is a great example of what sin does to our lives. When sin enters our lives, it permeates us completely.
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