Um, wow. I totally don't remember reading this. I know I have before but must have forgotten. What a HUGE reminder this morning that God don't play.
The earth just opened up and swallowed them. Everyone. Women, children, all of the possessions.
I sit here imagining the people who really did nothing wrong but were swallowed up. It really seems so unfair but when you think about it, this happens all of the time.
How many times in our lives do we see innocent people affected by sin.
Addictions - gambling, alcohol, drugs, sex, shopping, food
Crimes - theft, murder
But what about the sins that aren't big now but start out small? Are you glued to your phone checking social media and not investing in those around you? Are you lying to your spouse about the price of something you bought. Maybe you made it more "on sale" than it actually was. Maybe you were too friendly with a co-worker and it turned into "harmless" flirting but led to nothing else, yet. Are you gossiping? I tell you friends. this is has been a HUGE one for me. Since I have left one school to begin another, I really see how gossip really had a hold on me.
Sin affects not only you but those around you. It is easy to see on the news and on true crime shows but we have to look at OUR life and see how our sin is hurting or will eventually hurt others in our lives.
I am so thankful for a God who forgives and shows grace and mercy. I know I will be in prayer right now asking for just that. I don't want to be swallowed up by what now seems like small sin but could become a huge problem in the future.
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