IT NEVER ENDS WELL

Today's reading: 2 Chronicles 25-28

"...for he said, These gods helped the kings of Aram, so they will help me, too, if I sacrifice to them." 2 Chronicles 28:23 NLT

If you've watched any television at all, you know when a story plot is going to end badly.

The same is true for any scary movie.

Whether it's the tense music leading up to the next scene.

Or the situation the star of the show has placed themselves in--a dark alley, a haunted house, a relationship that did not start out well.

We all know and expect certain outcomes when we view the entertainment industry's take on life as we know it.

The same should have been said of King Ahaz.

He should have taken notice of the previous kings who bowed to idols.

He should have taken into account the historical documents of those rulers who turned their backs on the One True God.

He should have seen a downfall coming when he chose to worship these trinkets who couldn't place themselves on a shelf, had no eyes to see and couldn't speak to his heart.

But he didn't listen to the 'soundtrack' playing.

What about you? Have you made a few choices lately that you knew, down deep in your heart, weren't going to end well? Gone against God's best for you? Chosen another route than the one God had given you?

Going against the Lord never ends well.