1 Kings 2:36-37(NKJV)
36Then the king sent and called for Shimei,
and said to him, “Build yourself a house in Jerusalem and dwell there, and do
not go out from there anywhere.
37For it shall be, on the day you go out
and cross the Brook Kidron, know for certain you shall surely die; your blood
shall be on your own head.”
One of my pet peeves
in life is people who won't take responsibility for their actions. People that are always looking to blame
others. I think this verse does a good
job in illustrating that when you know the boundaries and purposely go outside
of those boundaries, you have no one but yourself to blame for any trouble that
befalls you from your actions.
I think another good
example of that is in response to people who ask "how could God send
someone to hell?" The answer is God
didn't send someone to hell. They chose to
go there. Again God has laid out the
rules. Believe that Jesus, God's Son,
died for all of our sins and was raised from the dead; and you will be saved. Chose not to believe that and you won't be saved. Who has total control in this situation? You do.
Who is to blame if you chose to go to hell? You are.
As the Scripture
above says "your blood shall be on your own head." Wouldn't it be easier to just believe? Give it a try!
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