FEBRUARY 26 EVENING

Wisdom in Warnings

Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked.
A man reaps what he sows.

GALATIANS 6:7 NIV

WE’RE OFTEN SURPRISED at life’s mishaps, but when pressed against the wall of honesty we have to admit that if we had just fired that silly receptionist and done something about those calls, we could have avoided many problems. We usually knew that trouble was just around the bend. Christians who have fallen away felt the fire waning long before it went out. Unwanted pregnancies or explosions of anger may appear to be the fruit of a moment’s waywardness, but in reality, they’re usually the result of a history of ignoring warnings about an impending fire.

Are you close to the falls? Are your senses numb? Are your eyes trained to turn and roll when they should pause and observe?

Then maybe you need to repair your warning detector.

GOD CAME NEAR