No big deal?
Posted on November 17, 2009 by Pastor Tom
“It’s no big deal.” That’s what I hear in my head when I make a “little” choice that puts convenience over obedience. But these little choices seemingly insignificant choices can lead to Big Trouble.
Consider King David. He was ruler over a strong nation. He was a man after God’s own heart. God promised to keep a member of his family on the throne forever. Yet “in the spring, the time when kings go out to battle, David sent his army but David stayed home in Jerusalem.”
What was he thinking? “I’ve done my fair share of battle. It’s time to delegate.” Or “I never get to see spring in Jerusalem. I think I’ll just stay home.”
But he made one little choice that pointed his life on a trajectory of rebellion, distance from God and long term misery. One little choice – then came lust, adultery, cover up, murder, loss of intimacy with God for over a year, death of the child conceived and never ending strife in his immediate family.”
Yes David repented and the Lord forgave. But the consequences of a “no big deal” choice lasted long.
Lord, help me to say no to choosing convenience at the expense of obedience.
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