The Excusers

Hello everyone,

How are you doing on this day? I hope well and bubbling in the Lord. In life, there are the accusers, the excusers, and the choosers.

Primary Text

“Pay careful attention to your own work, for then you will get the satisfaction of a job well done, and you won’t need to compare yourself to anyone else. For we are each responsible for our own conduct.” Galatians 6v4-5 (NLT)

Excusers are those who would always have an excuse for why things cannot work or did not work. For example, the teacher did not properly explain to them, their boss does not like them, it’s too cold, or it’s too hot, they were sleepy, didn’t know the deadline was so soon… Beloved, search yourself, are you always giving excuses? Saul for example gave excuses (see underlined below) for doing something he shouldn’t have.

Supplementary Text

“He waited seven days, the time set by Samuel; but Samuel did not come to Gilgal, and Saul’s men began to scatter. So he said, “Bring me the burnt offering and the fellowship offerings.” And Saul offered up the burnt offering. Just as he finished making the offering, Samuel arrived, and Saul went out to greet him. “What have you done?” asked Samuel. Saul replied, “When I saw that the men were scattering, and that you did not come at the set time, and that the Philistines were assembling at Mikmash, I thought, ‘Now the Philistines will come down against me at Gilgal, and I have not sought the LORD’s favor.’ So I felt compelled to offer the burnt offering.” “You have done a foolish thing,” Samuel said. “You have not kept the command the LORD your God gave you; if you had, He would have established your kingdom over Israel for all time. But now your kingdom will not endure; the LORD has sought out a man after His own heart and appointed him ruler of His people, because you have not kept the LORD’s command.” 1 Samuel 13v8-14 (NIV).

Prayer

Father, please help me not to be an excuser, but to accept responsibility for my actions in Jesus name, amen.

References:

Amenkhienan, Peter (Pastor). (2014). Making the Most of 2014. Preached 18 January 2014.