Gold Nugget
Verse 19: “As righteousness leads to life, so he who pursues evil pursues it to his own death.”
Commentary
“What comes around goes around” does not always have a negative connotation.
One of the most quoted scriptures is found in Romans 6:23, “For the wages
of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
This verse goes well with today’s “gold nugget”, “As righteousness leads to life, so he who pursues evil pursues it to his own death.” The path you take on earth is heading to either life or death. There isn't an in-between, middle road
or option “C”. I've struggled with trying to be healthy over the years. It's been and up and down battle, but one thing I've found to be true is I’m either getting thinner or getting fatter. I know that there is a
place of maintaining your weight, but that is option “C” and I have determined it doesn't exist for me. When I pull up to the drive thru and can choose either a
cheeseburger or a grilled chicken sandwich without mayo, I'm deciding right then whether to get fatter or thinner.
A verse that always seems to make its way into these
devotions comes to mind once again and seems appropriate. It is one that if
truly adopted into our thinking, would transform our entire approach to
living. “7 Do not be deceived, God is
not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. 8 For he who sows to his flesh
will of the flesh reap corruption, but he who sows to the Spirit will of the
Spirit reap everlasting life.” (Galatians
6:7-8)
Prayer
Lord, our decisions do have effects, both short term and long term. Help us
to truly grasp the importance of gaining the spiritual maturity to benefit from
applying this truth to our daily living. Amen
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