Scripture
Ezra 10:3 - Let's make a covenant right now with our God, agreeing to get rid of all these wives and their children, just as my master and those who honor God's commandment are saying. It's what The Revelation says, so let's do it.
At first - and second - glance, this passage just seems weird, and contradictory to the values we believe as Christians. Basically...divorce your wives and kids, in order to get right with God. It seems a bit extreme.
But then I realize that the consequences of sin are complex and usually cause pain, and extricating ourselves can seem extreme, and be very difficult to do.
There is quite a cost to follow God in the first place - even more so when we have to fix our sinful messups.
It's just better not to sin in the first place.
Father, may my life be lived in such a way that I don't sin very much so I don't have messy cleanups.
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