Decisions & consequences

Psalm 51 is a plead from David after he had an affair with Bathsheba. After studying that in our small group last week, the thing that kept coming back to me in the past week is the magnitude that our decisions has on future events.

I think of Abram who agreed to his wife's proposal, which is perfectly acceptable socially and culturally at his time. I also thought of King David's moment of weakness. In Abram's case, his one act has led to centuries of turmoils in the middle east. David's one act has led to the split of his own kingdom.

We're no different today. It's easy and often logical and reasonable to follow our own instinct, knowledge or experience to do things that are acceptable in our society today. But how often do we think of the possible consequences when making decisions or including God in the picture?

What is acceptable in our culture today doesn't mean that it's right in God's eyes. Shall we put God's consideration last when we make decisions?