He took the calf that they had made and burned it with fire and ground it to powder and scattered it on the water and made the people of Israel drink it.
Exodus 32:20 ESV
Have you ever had a negative consequence from your sin? I have. I often wonder at how much easier my life would be if I would just obey God’s word. When I read this passage recently it stuck with me. Every time I think of negative things in my life that are my own fault, I remember this passage and realize that thousands of years later I’m still tasting the ground up gold from my own sinful idols.
