The Price of Error

It really wasn’t my day!  I took one look and glanced again.

What? How?    How did that happen?

I looked at my banking app. I blinked, stared harder, and felt

my stomach drop.  My balance had taken a hit; money had flown out of my account faster than water from my taps.

What had happened?

It didn’t take long to discover the culprit: a massive water bill for £1,300, when my usual bill is around £350. What? I felt doomed. After all, it was based on an actual meter reading, not an estimate.

After calling the water company it wasn’t long before I found myself crouching by the water meter, muttering under my breath about the outrageous charge, until, like a bolt out of the blue, clarity struck. The digits on the meter were right, but two of them had been recorded in the wrong order, causing an incorrect, massive billing.

Tiny errors of judgement can have huge consequences. Pilate’s misjudgement of Jesus had massive consequences. Pilate knew Jesus was innocent but wanting to please the crowd, led Christ to the cross:

Pilate released Barabbas and handed Jesus over to be crucified. Mark 15:15

Just like two swapped digits caused a huge bill, one wrong decision caused enormous injustice. A reminder that we should reflect on our choices and consider the consequences of even the smallest of actions.     Yet, thankfully the cross is the story of God bringing restoration out of human error. Jesus paid the bill and made restoration on the cross for our every error, mistake and sin.            Why not receive his restorative and merciful love today?

With Love,  Rev Gill x

The Centurion said: “Surely this man was the Son of God.” Mk 15:39