Wrong Judgment

WRONG JUDGMENT

"Be not deceived, God is not mocked, for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he reap." Galatians 6:7

This reminder from the pen of devotional author, A. W. Tozer, is one that we should burn into our hearts and minds often:

"Sin, I repeat, in addition to anything else it may be, is always and act of wrong judgment. To commit a sin a man must for the moment believe that things are different from what they really are; he mist confound values; he must see the moral universe out of focus; he must accept a lie as truth and see truth as a lie; he must ignore the signs on the highway and drive with his eyes shut; he must act as if he had no soul, and not accountable for his moral choices.

Sin is never a thing to be proud of. No act is wise that ignores remote consequences, and sin always does. Sin only sees today, or at most tomorrow; never the day after tomorrow, next month or next year. Death and judgment are pushed aside as if they did not exist and the sinner becomes for the time a practical atheist who by his act denies not only the existence of God but concept of life after death ...

The notion that the careless sinner is the smart fellow and the serious-minded Christian, though well-intentioned, is a stupid dolt altogether out of touch with life will not stand up under scrutiny. Sin is basically an act of moral folly, and the greater the folly, the greater the fool." -- A.W. Tozer on Christian Leadership (Christian Publications)

Something to think about: Watch the morning watch. Do not see the face of man until you have seen the face of God. Before you enter on the day with its temptations, look up into His face and hide His Word in your heart. Frederick Brotherton (F. B.) Meyer