NO EXCUSE WHATSOEVER
2 Samuel 6

Excuse will not prevail when good intentions provoke the violation of God’s command. Uzzah’s good intention was to stabilize and keep the Ark of God steady during transportation. “…Out of the house of Abinadab, which was on the hill; and Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab drove the new cart.” (2 Samuel 6:3) The Bible describes the route of transportation: “And when they came to Nachon’s threshing floor, Uzzah put out his hand to the ark of God and took hold of it, for the oxen stumbled. 7 Then the anger of the LORD was aroused against Uzzah, and God struck him there for his error; and he died there by the ark of God.” (2 Samuel 6:6-7) The threshing floor was a place of processing grain, separating kernels from the chaff. In the case of the transportation, it was not just a threshing floor but was also a hill ground. The putting out of Uzzah’s hand to prevent the Ark of God from stumbling was a good intention but was in violation of God; it provoked instant judgment of Uzzah. God struck Uzzah and Uzzah died of error from his good intention. Is there anyway that you are carrying out a good intention in act against the Word of God? In all of your service, get understanding and avoid any violation that could violate life. God warned earlier in Numbers 4:15 about death as the sentence for touching any thing that is holy and the Ark of God is holy. Uzzah’s intention was to help God where God had not called for help. At all times, God needs no man for attainment but rather man will always need God for attainment. Uzzah’s situation demonstrated the fact that God will never violate His word by not bringing it to pass. He is a consistent God, His Word will not go void and you cannot violate His Word and avoid being violated out of this world. The fear of God is in the manifestation of the power in His Word. By virtue of what happened to Uzzah, the Bible records that, “David was afraid of the LORD that day; and he said, ‘How can the ark of the LORD come to me?’ 10 So David would not move the ark of the LORD with him into the City of David; but David took it aside into the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite.” (2 Samuel6:9-10).Great is the Lord God and He is greatly to be feared. Thank God for the coming of Jesus for He is the evidence of God’s goodness and mercy. He has lifted us up to the days of grace. However, despite the grace of God, the apostle Paul declared, “What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound? 2 Certainly not! How shall we who died to sin live any longer in it?” (Romans 6:1-2) Shall we continue in sin? Think of it and give it the right answer.
Prayer for today: Father, deliver me and preserve me from every evil work for Your kingdom’s glory.