LISTEN TO THE DEVOTIONAL
Actions connect to outcomes—and we call those consequences.
Maybe you broke a promise and lost someone’s trust. Maybe you forgot to pay a bill and owe a hefty fine. Consequences can feel heavy.
When Noah was in college, despite reminders from his parents, he forgot to sign up for housing one semester. There was no room in the dormitories and apartments in the city were expensive. Noah’s parents were upset. They didn’t yell or shame him, but they made it clear: he needed to come home, work and try again the following semester. He had to face the consequences of his actions.
Enforcing consequences isn’t about control. Loving parents don’t give consequences just to punish. They guide their children to see that actions have outcomes—and that they hold the power to choose differently next time.
Don’t be misled—you cannot mock the justice of God. You will always harvest what you plant. Galatians 6:7
Our Father, God, does the same. The Bible says, “Don’t be misled—you cannot mock the justice of God. You will always harvest what you plant” (Galatians 6:7). But God doesn’t abandon us when we face the results of sin. He walks with us through them, using those moments to lead us back to life.
Throughout scripture, this is what we see: God lets people experience the fruit of their choices—not to shame them, but to show what brings life versus what destroys. Without that, we wouldn’t know how to grow into the kind of people we’re meant to be.
The Proverbs say, “The Lord corrects those He loves, just as a father corrects a child in whom he delights” (3:12). Some consequences of sin may last for a lifetime, but in Christ, they never last for eternity.
So, if you’re facing a consequence today, don’t mistake it for rejection. God is with you—even here.
