No Excuses

Thinking can be a dangerous thing.  Common sense and good judgment is often easily reasoned away.  Mr. Bill used to tell the boys to get all their hunting gear together the night before.  Without fail, however, one of them will be "hunting" for something when morning came.  The excuse always began with, "Well, I thought it was ... "  That kind of "thinking" is a dangerous thing when Mr. Bill is ready to go!

 

Do you think God tires of our excuses, our reasoning?  He deeply desires us to trust and depend on Him.  Abraham did too much thinking in Genesis 20 when he tried to pass his beautiful wife off as his sister.  What a mess he made!  His reasoning went like this: "Because I thought, surely the fear of God is not in this place ... " (Genesis 20:11a). What seemed so obvious to Abraham was never beyond God's control.  I suspect we’re all guilty of this kind of independent thinking!  Real faith rejects what appears to be and trusts [instead] in God's omnipotence ... His all-knowing and all-wise character.  Our sight is limited but God’s is not.  To trust God completely, we must put away all human reason & limited judgment, which will always hinder our ability to see The Father’s mighty hand and purpose worked out.  Let’s live today with … no excuses!