Here's an interesting story out of South Charleston, West Virginia:A man who thought he was asking a friend about a drug deal instead sent a text message to the state police and was arrested, authorities said.
Joshua Wayne Cadle, 19, allegedly sent the message this past Wednesday to a phone number that used to belong to an unidentified friend. The number is now held by the State Police.
"He text messaged that and asked his friend if he wanted to buy some reefer," Moore said.
Another trooper who received the message responded and set up a meeting. Moore arrested Cadle on Wednesday night in the parking lot of a shopping center in South Charleston.
Cadle was charged with delivery of a controlled substance and possession with intent to deliver.
Not all sin involves that which is illegal. One can gossip, lie, harbor hate, be negligent in serving God, and the like without fear of prosecution. Some sins, however, are also against the laws of civil government. The story above is a classic example of a man's sin costing him freedom both spiritually and physically.
The Bible says:
But if you will not do so [obey], behold, you have sinned against the LORD, and be sure your sin will find you out.
Numbers 23:32, ESV
You may go through life and never break a single law, and therefore, never have the fear of losing your freedom. Then again, men have led lives of crime without ever being detected. They were so adept at "getting away with it" that they went to their graves innocent in the eyes of the law. But not in the eyes of the all powerful God who sees and knows all -- even that which nobody else does.
Whether or not our sin "finds us out" in this life, there will be no way to cover it up as we stand before the Judge of all creation.
Friend, deal wisely with your sin now, for you can do nothing about it then!
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