For each task, a reaction, when it comes to God
There are many things in our life, but we can not remember everything. I suspect that if we miss everything, then the hard drive will be quickly filled in our brain. Fortunately, we only remember those things which have important implications in our lives. In fact the main stuff. Beautiful things, but those who are not so good.
I can still remember some child as a child. Most of them in school We used to be very proud to mark every hit we received with sugar cane on our relations. Today's youth may think that it was quite barbaric that we were packed, but I have to admit that it works. Parents and teachers still had the authority and when they talked then we heard.
I have told this story before, but it has made so much impact on my life that I still remember the smallest information. We were very involved in school. We not only played games but also participated in cultural programs such as debates, resurgence, school paper etc. Especially when we took part in evening events at school, it was easy to test the boundaries. I really do not know why, but in a debate evening we let the air out of our African teacher's car tire.
I do not know how they knew, because the bell went to the next morning, I was called out for the best of the six. The head certainly did not think that it was funny.
Four of us often slipped out of school to play a board game, risk. If any of us were mistakenly missed somewhere, maybe because it was so quiet in the classroom, we had to report in the head office the next morning, and not to wait for a well concealed, call. .
It was drilled inside us: Naughty = Hidden. Even today, it remains a part of my way of thinking. If I have done something wrong, then the picture of six hits comes to mind. In the science class, we learned that there is a reaction in every action. After the act of being mischievous, the sentence was reciprocated. If you are caught!
It is only with sin. The reaction of sin is the penalty. If we have done wrong then we have to get the penalty. And likewise it should be. Sin can not be left innocent. The Bible also says it
But God saw it differently. God could not have stood up to punish people for their sins repeatedly. Therefore: 9 God had established us for rejecting anger but not for our salvation, salvation by Jesus Christ.
In a way, it is too much for us to understand. It was drilled inside us: Naughty = Hidden. It also works like this with God, but differently. With sin we do, God's response is forgiven! Instead of responding to our sin's punishment and death, the reaction is forgiveness and love.
Our Lord is merciful!
So, what is our response to God's action? What can we do in gratitude for God's response to our sin? What does the life of gratitude look like?
Reflection
What is our response to God's action?
What can we do with gratitude for God's response to our sin?
What does the life of gratitude look like?
Pray
God, you are very good for us. Your response to our sin is unknowingly high. Yes, only a Romantic God can have such a reaction to our sin. Our life can be life of gratitude and obedience. Where every moment we look for places to distribute gratitude for your response to our sin. Amen.
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