Do what you should

Do what you should

Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Galatians 6:9 NIV

There seems to be no short supply of people that think I work in the complaint department for God. When they start in about God's failures and shortcomings it feels like I am being stung by a hundred bees. Their venom makes me want to lash out or at least get them to think logically. But most people in full throttle anger are hardly ready for reason and correction.

One person told me that he was angry because God did not protect him from pain while he was sinning. Yes, read that sentence again because it says exactly what you thought it did. He was angry because God didn't stop the pain (or consequences) of living a sinful life. I once read a piece of "peculiar" news where a man had kidnapped a husband and wife. Later, he sued the couple for not helping him evade the police. It just doesn't make sense... but this is what our country or maybe our world has degenerated into. There are too many people that will not take responsibility for their own actions. There are too many that refuse the good counsel of scripture in exchange for false truths and irresponsibility.

After some time had passed I shared a few thoughts with this man. One thought was, "If you do what is right, you will gain the reward that God has for you. Do what is right so that you can avoid the stinging pain of sin." We have to be diligent in serving and in obeying the Word of God. I can't help but notice the pain and penalty we bring on ourselves by ignoring the word. Maybe in this society it is no longer obvious that sin has consequences. Maybe it is no longer obvious that diligence in following God with integrity has its rewards. I just hope that they figure it out before it is too late…