Sin’s Consequences
The Bible says: “Go, tell Jeroboam, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Forasmuch as I exalted
thee from among the people, and made thee prince over my people Israel, And rent the kingdom away from the house of David,
and gave it thee: and yet thou hast not been as my servant David, who kept my commandments, and who followed me with
all his heart, to do that only which was right in mine eyes; But hast done evil above all that were before
thee: for thou hast gone and made thee other gods, and molten images, to provoke me to anger, and hast cast me behind thy
back: Therefore, behold, I will bring evil upon the house of Jeroboam, and will cut off from Jeroboam him that pisseth against
the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Israel, and will take away the remnant of the house of Jeroboam, as
a man taketh away dung, till it be all gone. Him that dieth of Jeroboam in the city shall the dogs eat; and him that dieth
in the field shall the fowls of the air eat: for the LORD hath spoken it. Arise thou therefore, get thee to thine
own house: and when thy feet enter into the city, the child shall die.” 1 Kings 14:7-12 (KJV)
F.B. Meyer, said: “This is the bitterest of all--to know that suffering need not have been;
that it has resulted from indiscretion and inconsistency; that it is the harvest of one’s own sowing; that the vulture
which feeds on the vitals is a nestling of one’s own rearing. Ah me! This is pain! There is an inevitable Nemesis in
life. The laws of the heart and home, of the soul and human life, cannot be violated with impunity. Sin may be forgiven; the
fire of penalty may be changed into the fire of trial: the love of God may seem nearer and dearer than ever and yet there
is the awful pressure of pain; the trembling heart; the failing of eyes and pining of soul; the harp on the willows; the refusal
of the lip to sing the Lord’s song.”
Restoration is but one prayer
away. However, to have fled from the sin as though it was a tiger would have been infinitely better.
Daily Chronological Bible Reading: 1 Kings 12-14
