No more excuses, says the Lord!

NO MORE EXCUSES.... See Luke 14:15-24

The definition of an excuse is to make our sin seem less serious. An excuse is an attempt to justify doing what makes God angry.

Perhaps our biggest problem is that we hesitate to admit anything we did wrong in God’s eyes.

We have learned to justify being dirty, unfaithful sinners!

We all have excuses, and we make them at a drop of the hat.

But do we convince God with our rationalizations and justifications for being unfaithful?

God sees through all our excuses.

God knows us from the inside and not only the outside like people do.

You cannot con God.

Our excuses seem frail and feeble under the light of God’s Word and the searching of our hearts by the Holy Spirit.

Let’s consider that our excuses are keeping us out of God’s party, his kingdom, his presence and his blessings.  God can and will not help us or forgive our sins, as long as we try to convince him to sustain our excuses.

But, God listens to repentance.  

God is waiting for our repentance

 Jesus Christ came to show us that forgiveness is available. That God is merciful and full of grace.

What God wants is repentance and commitment. Yes, we all have sinned, the Bible tells us that, and God knows our hearts, our unpreparedness to serve him wholeheartedly and our unfaithfulness - and his desire is to forgive us, to restore us and to make us new!

Are you willing to quit making excuses, to repent, turn from your wicked ways and desire to serve God in every respect of your life with unreserved commitment?

Are you willing to live like you serve a living, holy God?

Are you willing to trade your excuses for repentance, forgiveness and newness of life - in Christ?