National Leader's Actions Have Consequences

 

Whydid the Angel of the Lord want to destroy Jerusalem? Itwas because of the pride of David the King. Davidhad sinned by taking a census of Israel. Theonly reason for a census was to go to war. ButDavid did it to stoke his ego over being the king of a great number of people.

 

Sothe Lord sent a plague among the people to punish David. Davidrepented and asked the Lord to stop the plague. Theplague was being carried out by the Angel of the Lord.

 

In2 Sam 24:16 the Lord answers David's prayer. "Andwhen the angel stretched out his hand toward Jerusalem to destroy it, theLord relented from the calamity and said to the angel whowas working destruction among the people, 'It is enough; now stay your hand.'”ESV

 

Thesins of public officials have consequences. Theyaffect the whole nation because they are supposed to serve justly. Duringthis upcoming year and future years, youwill be required to vote for leaders who will run the country. Ifyou are not careful to vote only for honorable people, Youmay find yourself suffering the consequences of their sin.

 

Thesame thing happens to families when the leader sins. Consequencescause problems in the family as I explain in the next post about David. Butmore important is your own integrity. Whodo you affect when you sin? Thestory today tells us that even in the midst of the consequences, TheLord can change and restore.

 

Ifyou don't know Jesus as your Savior, all you do is counted as sin. Butyou can repent and be saved. Watchmy video on Youtube, "The Gospel in 3 Minutes" ifyou want to find how to be saved.

 

MayGod Bless you.

 

Whengovernment leaders sin, there are consequences to the nation. The same withfamily when the leader sins. Like David, we can repent and be restored.#bibledevotion #elections #government #integrity #leaders #repent #salvation#gospelin3minutes #jesussaves

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