The Sin Of Doing Nothing

Numbers 32:23 (NKJV)

But if you do not do so, then take note, you have sinned against the LORD; and be sure your sin will find you out.

More often, Christians sin against the Lord by “omit-ment”. Doing nothing about the salvation Jesus Christ paid for us with His own blood on the wooden cross. Paul urged the Philippians to “work out your salvation with fear and trembling” (Phil. 2:12), and those same words are for us Christians of today. Much like taking care of your baby, or your pet, or whatever you value so much that you don’t want them to die or fade away. We must value our salvation knowing that it cost the blood of Jesus to pay for it.

Beware that we might be doing what the Reubenites, Gadites, and half of Manassehites planned to do when they were about to enter the Promised Land. They would rather want to stay and settle at the east side of Jordan river. God commanded them to cross over to the west side of the river and occupy the land of Canaan. They were in fact disobeying the Lord! Fortunately, our hero – Moses gave them some heavy sermon, and they decided to send their men to join the Canaan invasion, only then they can go back to their families on the east side of the Jordan river.

Yet it did not stop there, we know later that those who stayed behind on the east side – the 2 ½ tribes – who did not get into the Promised Land became indulged into all sorts of idolatry with the Gentiles. Raised hogs for business which is against the Jewish practice, and Jesus at one time sent the demons from the possessed guy to those hogs down the river.

What are you doing with the salvation you have in Jesus? Are you staying behind? Are you joining the invasion to take the world for Christ? Take heed Christian, doing nothing is the same sin as the 2 ½ tribes of old, and their sin have found them out. Don’t wait till Jesus will send your hogs down the river.