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You Can’ t Escape Consequences

“But when the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, then He will sit on His glorious throne. “All the nations will be gathered before Him; and He will separate them from one another, as the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats; and He will put the sheep on His right, and the goats on the left. Matthew 25:31-33

Consequences are a natural part of life and to be quite candid, you can’t escape them. It always amazes me when as a society we readily proclaim the lastest jargon of the politically correct movement, but struggle with things like accountability, responsibility, or even consequences.  Just as natural laws govern our world on one level, so too spiritual laws govern on another.

 Cause and effect do operate and when we try to subvert them, we only make things worse. Tony Compollo tells  an interesting story about his childhood that illustrates this point.

“One year, my best friend and I devised what we thought was a brilliant and creative plan for mischief. We decided to break into the basement of the local five-and-dime store. We did not plan to rob the place (Sunday School boys would never do that sort of the thing); instead, we planned to do something that, as far as the owner of the store was concerned, would have been far worse. Our plan was to get into that five-and-dime store and change the price tags on things.

We imagined what it would be like the next morning when people came into the store and discovered that radios were selling for a quarter and bobby pins were priced at five dollars each. With diabolical glee, we wondered what it would be like in that store when nobody could figure out what the prices of things really should be.

Sometimes I think that Satan has played the same kind of trick on all of us. Sometimes I think that he has broken into our lives and changed the price tags on things. Too often, under the influences of his malicious ploy, we treat what deserves to be treated with loving care as though it were of little worth. On the other hand, we find ourselves tempted to make great sacrifices for that which, in the long run of life, has no lasting value and delivers very little gratification. Sometimes I think that one of the worst consequences of being fallen creatures is our failure to understand what really is important in life.”

Today’s Prayer

Dear Lord,

I know my life is full of choices and each one has consequences. Please help me to choose wisely throughout this day. I want my life to have a positive impact on this world. In Jesus Name, I pray, Amen.