Choices Have Consequences The Power of Human Choice

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Choices Have Consequences The Power of Human Choice

Choices Have Consequences The Power of Human Choice

Choices Have Consequences Our relationship with God is not simple Among the most difficult

Choices Have Consequences Our relationship with God is not simple Among the most difficult biblical topics is God’s interaction with people It involves the interaction of an eternal being, Who has creative powers, with a physical being who often wrongly believes he can manipulate the eternal being Isaiah 55: 8 -9

Choices Have Consequences We cannot pretend to possess all the answers Sin altered human

Choices Have Consequences We cannot pretend to possess all the answers Sin altered human physical existence The nature of the debate Physical beings are continually accountable for their choices Consider today’s text:

Choices Have Consequences Jeremiah 18: 5 -10 Then the word of the Lord came

Choices Have Consequences Jeremiah 18: 5 -10 Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying: 6 "O house of Israel, can I not do with you as this potter? " says the Lord. "Look, as the clay is in the potter's hand, so are you in My hand, O house of Israel! 7 The instant I speak concerning a nation and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, to pull down, and to destroy it, 8 if that nation against whom I have spoken turns from its evil, I will relent of the disaster that I thought to bring upon it. 9 And the instant I speak concerning a nation and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant it, 10 if it does evil in My sight so that it does not obey My voice, then I will relent concerning the good with which I said I would benefit it.

Choices Have Consequences The location of the revelation is in a potter’s house It

Choices Have Consequences The location of the revelation is in a potter’s house It was unthinkable (and impossible) that a lump of clay would suggest to the potter what it wanted to become God had an intent for Judah

Choices Have Consequences God’s intent was to bring a blessing to all people Genesis

Choices Have Consequences God’s intent was to bring a blessing to all people Genesis 12: 3 b; Galatians 3: 16; Acts 3: 11 -26; 10: 34 -35; 1 Corinthians 15: 24 -28 The problem was seen in the fact that Judah was not willing to allow God to use them People always seek a means to defer consequences

Choices Have Consequences When humans pass the “tipping point” in ungodly decisions, avoiding consequences

Choices Have Consequences When humans pass the “tipping point” in ungodly decisions, avoiding consequences of bad choices is not an option People need to understand their position in their relationship with God Deeds motivated by repentance have a powerful impact on God