"Tug of War"

"Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law?" (Psalms 94:20)
There are some mornings when I just want to stay in bed, this was one of them. Do you think it really matters how we ask God to forgive us? What are we guilty of when we sin? Is it that we have broken a law, or is it that we have been guilty of mischief? I forgot about sharing something about running red lights; not that I do it all the time, but from time to time, if I am sitting at a light all by myself, and there are no cars anywhere else in sight, then I will go; just because it's seems stupid to sit there are wait. Did I break the law in doing what I did? We might not get this right off the start, but it will eventually catch up with us. The word "mischief" is one that might take you by surprise, because it is not what you think. In the beginning, Adam and Eve disobeyed God's instruction before the law was actually given; the law was given through Moses, something like 2,500 years after the fall in the Garden. But that does not mean there was not a law, because the law was naturally established in the hearts of Adam and Eve. When they disobeyed God, they naturally felt ashamed and naked; thus, they hid themselves from God. This was something that took place in their own hearts, God had nothing whatsoever to do with it, because He had done nothing wrong. As a matter of fact, God had done nothing but good to them both; giving them everything that they could ever need. The problem with them, was that they wanted what God said that they could not have. That is what "mischief" is all about, toil and labor, trouble and weariness, sorrow and pain. It takes more effort to disobey God's instruction than it does to just obey what He says; we are not fighting God by our disobedience, we end up fighting ourselves. Don't you think that God's mercy is based more upon pity, and less upon something we have done against Him? What have we done to God by our disobedience? Have we brought harm upon Him, or is it that we have put harm upon ourselves? It's not like God does not know, so what He does not know won't hurt Him, does not work with Him. It's like running that red light, was I the only one who saw what I did? If no one else was around to see me do it, God saw it; for all I know, God may have been the one who wanted me to wait there and be patient. Think about that for a moment; because it took much more effort for me to go, when I if would have just relaxed and sit there waiting for the green light...
"Jesus' trial before Caiaphas ended in the early hours of the morning. Then he was taken to the headquarters of the Roman governor. His accusers didn't go inside because it would defile them, and they wouldn't be allowed to celebrate the Passover. So Pilate, the governor, went out to them and asked, "What is your charge against this man?" "We wouldn't have handed him over to you if he weren't a criminal!" they retorted. "Then take him away and judge him by your own law," Pilate told them. "Only the Romans are permitted to execute someone," the Jewish leaders replied." (John 18:28-31) NLT