Consequences

Read 1 Kings 2:13-34

Their names were Adonijah, Joab and Abiathar and they are best known in scripture for their choices that led to terrible consequences. First Kings 1:5-7 tells us they conspired together to follow Adonijah in his quest to become king. Joab and Abiathar gave Adonijah their full support - bad move guys, bad move!

We find in 1 Kings 2:13-34 what happens when we go outside the will and plan of God: consequences. I'm fascinated with what happens in this passage because we see a side of God that many today are unwilling to admit is part of His character. God will not be mocked and when we decide to go our own way and choose to follow our own way terrible consequences are quite likely to occur.

Friends, God is a loving and kind and gracious and merciful God. But He is also a God of wrath, justice and holiness. When the people of God choose to go against the will of God, bad things happen. It's important for us to recognize the error of our way when we choose to follow what God has not ordained.

Yet let's not get all glib with this tough passage on consequences. God is a God who rewards faithful servants. And God is a God that equips us with the power and presence of the Holy Spirit to receive good and godly consequences. Live in a way that honors God and receive His just consequences.