BE CAREFUL, THERE MAY NOT BE SECOND CHANCE

 ANCHOR OF LIFE DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE

FRIDAY, 22ND APRIL, 2022

Author: PASTOR DR. SAMUEL AYORINDE

General Overseer

BE CAREFUL!!! THERE MAY NOT BE SECOND CHANCE.

MEMORIZE: “And Joshua said, "Why have you troubled us? The LORD will trouble you this day." So all Israel stoned him with stones; and they burned them with fire after they had stoned them with stones.” Joshua 7:25.

SCRIPTURE READING: Matthew 27:3-5

“3. Then Judas, His betrayer, seeing that He had been condemned, was remorseful and brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, 4 saying, "I have sinned by betraying innocent blood." And they said, "What is that to us? You see to it!" 5 Then he threw down the pieces of silver in the temple and departed, and went and hanged himself.”

EXPOSITION:

Second chance is talking of hand of grace being extended to someone to correct his mistake and make his way right. Mistakes are sometimes part of our mortality. But there are common mistakes as well as costly mistakes. While you can easily apologize and correct your common mistakes, costly mistake is very suicidal with grave consequence. Achan made costly mistake in coveting the spoils at Jericho, hid it and God’s anger raged against Israel. ”But the children of Israel committed a trespass regarding the accursed things, for Achan the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took of the accursed things; so the anger of the LORD burned against the children of Israel”. This caused Israel to flee before their enemies (Ai). The consequence of it was that, Achan was fixed out, and stoned to death with his family and all his possessions. There was no room for second chance for him, though he pleaded for it. At this time, God’s anger was appeased. 

Another example we want to examine to warn us of costly mistake is Judas Iscariot. He betrayed his Master for thirty pieces of silver to the high priests, scribes and Pharisee to be arrested and crucified. He might have thought that Jesus will disappear and he will just dupe the priest, but it was not so. It was written, “Then Judas, His betrayer, seeing that He had been condemned, was remorseful and brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, saying, "I have sinned by betraying innocent blood." And they said, "What is that to us? You see to it!" Then he threw down the pieces of silver in the temple and departed, and went and hanged himself.” Matthew 27:3-5. Judas was given the second chance to repent and make his way right but wasted it as he committed suicide by hanging himself.

Be careful of what you are doing against God and humanity, it might have grave consequence and you might not be given second chance to amend your way if not now. Achan and Judas Iscariot lived to regret their living for the errors committed but without second chance. Learn from them so as not to repeat their errors and end like them.

PRAYER POINT:

Lord, help me to take heed to my way and actions so as not to end in woes in Jesus Name.

DAILY BIBLE READING IN A YEAR – 1 Chronicles 26 - 29

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