It is a fact
that wrong decisions in life do not always have immediate bad consequences.
Unfortunately the result is that many dive deeper into sin. Because sentence against an evil work is not executed
speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do
evil Eccl 8:11(KJV). The glee
enveloping many a wrong doing is temporary. Consider the decision by the
centurion to set sail from the Fair Havens; flagrantly disregarding the warning
from the man of God: A soft wind from
the south began to blow, and the men thought that they could carry out their
plan, so they pulled up the anchor and sailed as close as possible along the
coast of Crete Acts 27:13(GNB). Sailing with the
anchor down in the waters is cautious, moving with restraint. Satan cashes
in on the fleeting pleasures of sin also to trap many people. Has it happened
to you? With a soft wind blowing many pull up anchor,
let themselves loose on the wrong way. Not long after
that, the younger son packed up everything he owned and left for a foreign
country, where he wasted all his money in wild living Lk 15:13(CEV) . Unrestrained
sexual appetites, sensuality, greed, and deceptive income are but a few
examples.
It is not
stated how many days the soft wind blew, how long the prodigal “enjoyed”
reckless living, but as sure as night follows day the joy ride must end, and
the bitterness come. O how bitter. It simply was the calm before the inevitable storm. But not long
after there came down it a hurricane called Euroclydon Act 27:14(Darby) . Have you cast off restraint? Have you
ignored God’s warning on the direction of life you are living; given by men? Is
your ride of sin appearing pleasurable? Ah, a hurricane experience awaits you!
A violent wind lurks imperiling not only your property but your life and those
under you: turn back. Turn back now before like Samson you grind in prison, as the
prodigal you begin to be in want. And you will say,
"How I hated instruction, and my heart rejected correction. I did not obey
my teachers and did not listen to my instructors. Now I am at the point of
utter disaster in the assembly and in the congregation." Prov 5:12-14(ISV)
Did someone
say life is filled with ups and downs, so reverses are natural and no
punishments? Consider this: the pleasure is short lived; the torments exceed and
wipe out the pleasure and last much longer. The more you fight it, the worse it
gets. The wind struck the ship,
and we could not sail against it. So we let the wind carry the ship… We had a
hard time holding the lifeboat in place, but finally we got it where it
belonged. … The storm was so fierce that the next day they threw some of the ship's
cargo overboard. Then on the third day, with their bare hands they threw
overboard some of the ship's gear. For several days we could not see either the
sun or the stars. A strong wind kept blowing, and we finally gave up all hope
of being saved Act
27:15-20(ISV). For those who
die in sin it lasts forever. Please look to God now and repent. He waits to
have mercy on you.
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