Consequences

“Because they trespassed against me, therefore hid I my face from them, and gave them into the hand of their enemies.” (Ezekiel 39:23 KJV)

The rabbits trespass into our dog’s territory all the time. When the dog sees them, she chases them. The rabbits get away through the slits in the picket fence. This must have happened a thousand times by now--playing with danger and getting away with it. But yesterday was different. A rabbit came into the fenced yard. The dog chased it as usual. The rabbit tried to squeeze through the gap in the fence posts but got stuck. The result was a bloody mess.

“One of Satan's most deceptive and powerful ways of defeating us is to get us to believe a lie. And the biggest lie is that there are no consequences to our own doing.” (Charles Stanley)

We might get away with harmful choices a thousand times.  This makes us think that what we are doing is not really all that bad.  The boundary lines between good and evil seem blurry. We continue to rebel, be unfaithful, and trespass further into enemy territory. Eventually we get trapped. The consequences are horrific.

Lord, may we develop a strong sense of moral boundaries and always stay on the side of good. Help us not to trespass against you.