Read today’s texts first: Romans 1-4
MAXIMize YOUR DAY
The truth is, those who justify their actions
by saying “there is no God,” are without excuse.
by saying “there is no God,” are without excuse.
God always holds us accountable for our actions. Such common sense is becoming less common today. This entitled generation tends to blame everyone and everything else for their bad behaviour: my family is dysfunctional, she made me angry, I was too drunk to know better, I was temporarily insane. I remember a recent newspaper story that featured a Victoria woman who “earned” a $60,000 court settlement. She was a victim, you see – the police put her in restraints for 4 hours for drunken belligerence. What can we learn from this – you can earn $15,000 an hour if you get drunk, resist arrest, and trash a jail cell!
God says that even those who justify their actions because they didn’t know there was a God are “without excuse” (1:19,20). They should have known – creation points to a Creator, just like a building requires a builder and a painting needs a painter. No matter how many Phd evolutionists try to convince you otherwise, common sense should prevail. There is a God and, as your Creator, you owe Him your life.
But for me to write off these people as ignorant and deserving of God’s judgment is also “inexcusable” (2:1) because I am in no position to judge. I have my own sin to deal with. We are all accountable. Fortunately, the only One who can hold us to account is God.
“Lord, it is right that You do hold me accountable for my actions. But I am grateful for the riches of Your kindness, tolerance and patience. It is Your kindness that leads me to repentance (2:4) the only option for someone without an excuse.”
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