WHY WONDER?
“Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.“- Gal. 6:7
Sometimes I wonder why we wonder. We hear people say, ” I wonder___?”, when it should be no wonder at all. The law of sowing and reaping teaches us that certain things are to be expected. If we sow corn we don’t expect wheat, and we don’t look for apples in a vineyard. Why then do we forget that choices have consequences? When we are disobedient to God we can expect difficulty to follow. Being a Christian doesn’t mean we can sin without suffering for it. To the contrary, Heb. 13:6 says, “For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.”
“Be not deceived” Paul says about the matter. It is foolish to know we have sinned against God and then say, “I wonder why this happened to me?”. Anyone ought to be able to figure that out. It should be no mystery that God chastens us when we sin. Only a fool would stick his hand in the fire the second time expecting to not get burned. Rather than wondering about the after affects of sin we ought to confess it.
Somehow we get the idea that as long as we avoid certain sins it is no big deal if we engage in others. But, while the consequences of some sins are more severe than others, all sins are serious. Danger can come in many forms– disobedience, dishonesty, discontent, disrespect, even doubt. And no one sins successfully. A Christian’s sin doesn’t destroy his relationship with God, but it can destroy everything else. And it usually affects someone else as well.
Why do you wonder about something that is no wonder? If you intentionally shot yourself in the foot would you wonder why there is a hole in your foot? Of course not. It’s common to hear people ask “Why do bad things happen to good people?”. The answer is “Because ‘good’ people aren’t always good”. When a child of God steps out of the will of God he can expect action from God. Although afflictions can come for other reasons, correction is one of the main causes. That being the case, we can eliminate some of the hardships from our lives. Notice, Paul said, “Be not” which means we have a choice and some control in what happens to us. It’s our responsibility to make wise choices. Don’t blame God or someone else for what you bring on yourself.- HDS
David Stone
Lakeway Baptist Church
5801 FM 1960 E
Humble, TX. 77346
