Consequences of our choices

This morning we hosted the Acheron Region Girl Guides Church Parade. It was great to have 19 guides and their leaders join us for the special service.

To make things a little more interesting, the service was interactive, with a few illustrations based on choices.

One of the favourites was when a Guide leader was covered in flour, as the result of the choices made by two of the guides.

You see, sometimes, we don't always immediately suffer the consequences of our choices. But, as Paul said to the Galatians, you harvest what you sow. If you are mean to your friends, they are going to be mean to you. If you don't do your homework, you will reap the consequences in bad marks, or detentions.

But it's not just in the little things that we reap the consequences. We also have a choice to respond to Jesus – and our harvest will either be a life of destruction, or a real life – eternal life.

Hopefully those who attended this morning will remember the point…and not just that they blew flour over a leader. But if nothing else, at least they will associate going to church and to the Salvos as being a fun, positive experience!

The Guides leader suggested that they might make Healesville Salvos their annual church parade venue. What an honour – I guess it shows that they had a good time. In the least, I know I did – won't be able to play with vacuums and flour every week in church!