One of the most freeing things I can think that God has granted us since the beginning of time is freedom of CHOICE. We first see this in the Garden of Eden, and though the right choice wasn’t made, and many more wrong choices follow that first wrong decision, freedom to choose was granted to us all because of His love for us. Though many wrong choices may have been made, so have many great choices, but for all the freedom we have of choice, we also have consequences.
Consequence can sometimes seem like such a harsh word. I know growing up, I would equate my wrong doings with the consequences I would receive for them. It made me question the goodness of God when it came to freedom of choice because “why would a good God set me up for failure by allowing my flesh to make bad decisions?” Because God wants us to be free people. He wants us to fully receive all the blessings he has for us and the gifting He has given us. He has life and prosperity for us.
“See, today I have set before you life and prosperity, death and adversity. For I am commanding you today to love the Lord your God, to walk in his ways, and to keep his commands, statutes, and ordinances, so that you may live and multiply, and the Lord your God may bless you in the land you are entering to possess.”
Deuteronomy 30:15-16 CSB
Consequence was not meant to be a shameful word. It wasn’t meant to replace what condemnation is. Because what freedom of choice leads to is the freedom of the Lord’s blessings and promises. The freedom to have the consequences of choosing His path for your life. So, when you freely choose to do the work set for you even when it seems mundane, you freely receive the consequence of blessing. And when you freely choose to walk in peace in a nonpeaceful situation, you receive the consequence of abundant life and peace. Or, when you make a bad decision and steer in the wrong direction, you freely receive the consequence of His direction, a direction given from a loving God who always leads you to prosperity and life.
God has goodness for you in the freedom of choice. He has goodness for you in his forgiveness as well. We trust in God because His freedom is the sweetest and his prosperity is the greatest. Choose to let his freedom reign.
We want to thank Sarah Perry for sharing this post.
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