Conduct Consequences               

The Bible says: “But king Solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, and Hittites; Of the nations concerning which the LORD said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall not go in to them, neither shall they come in unto you: for surely they will turn away your heart after their gods: Solomon clave unto these in love. And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines: and his wives turned away his heart. For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned away his heart after other gods: and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as was the heart of David his father. For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites. And Solomon did evil in the sight of the LORD, and went not fully after the LORD, as did David his father.” 1 Kings 11:1-6 (KJV)

A pig ate his fill of acorns under an oak tree and then started to root around the tree. A crow remarked, “You should not do this. If you lay bare the roots, the tree will wither and die.”

“Let it die,” said the pig. “Who cares as long as there are acorns?”

Not so long ago a leader in our great nation made a similar statement when he said, “Who cares about farmers and farming? We can always for to the grocery store!”

So it is with unrepented sin in our lives. We serve a God of love: “He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.” 1 John 4:7-8 (KJV) However, the Bible also says: “The LORD is longsuffering, and of great mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression, and by no means clearing the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation.” Numbers 14:18 (KJV)

Remember, “When you buy something for a song, you may have to face the music later on.” 

Daily Chronological Bible Reading: 1 Kings 10-11; 2 Chronicles 9