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| “Should God then reward you on your terms…” |
| —Job 34:33a |
It truly seems that sometimes animals have a keener sense of right and wrong than we humans have. The little dog in this photo recognizes that his master is not pleased with the doggie's behavior.
But chewing on a shoe—a “sinful behavior” directed at a replaceable object of a finite value—does not begin to rise to the level of seriousness of some of our sinful behavior that we purposefully direct at our fellow humans.
The Bible teaches a clear pathway that we must follow when we sin against another person. It begins when we confess our sin. Then we must repent of our sin;—that is we must turn our back on our sin.
Next, we must make restitution for our sin. Finally, we must humbly pursue reconciliation with the one against whom we have sinned.
We find this admonition in Job 34:33:
Should God then reward you on your terms, when you refuse to repent?
God rewards those who receive His Son as their Savior and diligently rely on the indwelling power of the Holy Spirit to help them obediently follow God's will.
As you lay your head on your pillow tonight, ask God to reveal any unconfessed sin. Then, follow the pathway through confession, repentance, restitution, and reconciliation. God will lovingly bring peace to your mind and heart.
