You find $200 on the ground outside a school. Do you take it in and leave it with the school secretary? Do you hand it in to the local police? Do you pick it up and keep it? I guess a fourth alternative would be to leave it there. Would your answer be any different if no one else was looking?

Christians always live their lives with an audience. Jesus’ Holy Spirit goes with us every step of our way. God the Father knows everything we do. Our head tells us that God’s way is the best way. However, we still manage to find ways to sin.

Paul reminds us in Romans that God must deal with the sin in our lives. We should never take Jesus’ sacrifice for granted. Our heads and hearts should declare that God’s way is the best way.

Stephen Semenchuk