Big sin verses little sin

Is there a difference between big sins in our lives and little sins in our lives?  Maybe there is when we look at one another and judge the severity of sin, but God sees all sin as just that: sin. We like to judge sin like a skyline view of a city. Each building is a different sin and we judge it based on the height of it. God looks at sin like a bird’s eye view of a city. He looks down on the buildings and the height of each one can’t be differentiated. They all look the same to Him just like sin does.

One of the kings of Israel, Jehu, looked at sin from a skyline perspective and it cost him dearly. Jehu was one of only four kings that was actually anointed to be king (Saul, David and Solomon were the others). With his anointing came specific instructions: eliminate the descendants of Ahab and Jezebel and wipe out the pagan religions in Israel.

Jehu had no problems with the first instruction, he eliminated the house of Ahab and Jezebel and even took it too far by eliminating the servants of their household as well. But that wasn’t the issue. When he came to the second instruction of eliminating the idol worship in Israel, he only choose the big sin. He wiped out the Baal worship but allowed the worship of other false religions to continue.

He chose the big sin to eliminate but left the little sin to continue on in his nation. Because of this mistake, God limited the length of time his family would rule on the throne of Israel to just four generations.

Do we do the same things in our lives?  Do we eliminate the big sins in our lives but let the little ones continue to live in our hearts?  Does that little sin keep us from the full blessing of God?  God sees no difference between big sins and little sins, to Him they are just sin. Let’s be vigilant to work on keeping all sins out of our lives by confessing them daily.   9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.  “If we say we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.” - 1 John 1:9-10

Have a great day and God bless.