I know we are winding it down here a little but last week we spent a couple of days on the last book of the Old Testament, Malachi.
It ends with a powerful question for us in our own day to day lives. The people were saying, "it is vain to serve God, what do we profit by keeping his commands? The arrogant prosper and those who do wrong put God to the test and escape." Maybe I’m the only one that asks this question but my feeling is that I’m not. Often the quick and simple thing to do is not the right one but even I often take the short road.
A good example of doing the right thing was some of our friends who rented a car and then banged it up just a little, it probably could have passed inspection. But after some worry and some prayer they made the right decision to take it in and pay the fine. Yeah, it cost them a few bucks but in this event they have complete freedom, no one can point a finger at them and say guilty, not even themselves. Their shoulders light, they walk with a bounce in their step.
I want to walk with a bounce in my step. Lord, remind me when I’m about to take the easy road instead of the right road so that I can walk with a bounce in my step, with the joy that comes from freedom.
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