Does your heart shudder at the sins of others? If not, perhaps you lack true holiness. David wept over widespread sin. Jeremiah longed for eyes like fountains to mourn Israel’s transgressions, and Lot was deeply troubled by the conduct in Sodom. In Ezekiel’s vision, those marked for protection sighed and cried over Jerusalem's abominations.

Godly souls grieve at how people work so hard to run to hell. They've felt sin's evil firsthand and are alarmed to see others enticed by it. Sin violates God's holy law, crucial for everyone to keep, and it undermines society. Our sins remind us of our own weaknesses. Seeing another fall, we think: "If he fell today, I could fall tomorrow." Sin also horrifies because it crucified our Savior. How can a redeemed soul see sin, the killer of Christ, without recoil?

Does your heart feel this deeply too? It's a horror to insult God openly. He deserves better. He commands respect and will repay any adversaries. An awakened heart trembles at sin’s audacity and its fearful punishment. Rebellion is monstrous, and a terrible doom awaits the ungodly.

Never laugh at sin's fooleries, or you may start to tolerate sin itself. It's your enemy and the enemy of your Lord. Detest it, for only then can you show true holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.