Note: Today's speaker is Ethel Waters. Pastor Steve will be back next week.
I had a desire to have some cornbread, so I gathered all the ingredients and the mix. Oops, I was missing corn oil. However, I did have olive oil and thought I'd substitute it for the corn oil. After it was mixed and baked, I tasted a piece. It had no taste. It was awful and ended up in the garbage.
It was inconvenient for me to go to the grocery store to get the corn oil. Because I didn't follow the recipe, I wasted the mix, the ingredients, and my time.
In Scripture, we have numerous examples of people who compromised because it was inconvenient to obey God:
1. Cain did what was easier or comfortable for him by bringing the fruit of the ground as an offering (Genesis 4:3).
2. David was sleeping the day away when it was time to go to war (2 Samuel 11:2). He was at the wrong place at the wrong time. As a result, he committed adultery with Bathsheba.
3. Saul because the people were making it uncomfortable for him while he waited for Samuel to arrive and make the appropriate sacrifices, compromised and did it himself. (I Samuel 13:1-11).
Compromise
Definition: 1. A settlement of differences reached by mutual concession, 2. the agreement thus made. 3. to settle by compromise.
1. Cain gave God what he wanted him to have not what God asked for. (Genesis 4:5-7).
2. David sent others out to battle when it was known to be his job as king (2 Samuel 11:1)
3. Saul performed the sacrifice which was not his responsibility as king (1 Samuel 13:9).
Each one paid a price for compromising and not obeying God.
1. Cain murdered his brother and was marked so everyone knew what he'd done (Genesis 4:8-16).
2. David lost the pleasure of the Lord (2 Samuel 11:27). He lost peace in his home and his wives (2 Samuel 12:11-12).
3. Saul lost his kingdom (I Samuel 13).
Don't let convenience lead you to compromise what God has said because it will cost you. It will cost you:
1. Relationships
2. Time
3. Money
4. Blessings
5. Revelaton
6. Power
7. And possibly your relationship with God.
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If you're visiting in the area or looking for a church home, we invite you to our Sunday Morning Service at 10:00 AM. Zoel Christian Fellowship is located at 1111 Easton Rd. (Route 611), Warrington, PA. We look forward to meeting you.
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