Consequences Smonsequences

Reading: Jeremiah 32-33 and Romans 8

Scripture: Jeremiah 32:42, For thus says the Lord: Just as I have brought all this great disaster upon this people, so I will bring upon them all the good that I promise them.

Thoughts: It is easy to focus on the grace and mercy of God, or the blessings and prosperity that are promised. Yet, we need to remember God is also just. In this Passage God is reminding Israel that He did bring about the disaster yet through His justice Israel was still under the promise made to them. We have promises made to us that we have in store but because of the justice that must be served there are consequences to our sins. One promise is that our name is written in the Lamb’s Book of Life when we accept Jesus as Lord and Savior and just because we are saved from the wailing and gnashing of teeth that comes from the separation from God, we still have the consequences of our actions. We are given free will we have the choice to seek God or follow the world. God will not stop us from choosing to sin and receiving the consequences. If I decide to spit into the wind God will not keep it from blowing back into my face. We need to keep in mind that when you have unrepentant sin in your life God will let you experience the consequences and maybe disasters that come from the choices we make.

Prayer: Lord God, I thank you for your blessings, for your grace and your mercy. I thank you that you are leading and guiding me. I ask for forgiveness for the sins in my life. I ask that you help me see them, learn how to remove them, and overcome the temptations that will come.