A woman once told me she would come to church, but gas was just too expensive. I told her we would give gas cards, but that was only to reveal to her the shallowness of her excuse. All those empty excuses will evaporate when an individual stands before God.
There was a man in the Bible that could have come up with all kinds of excuses not to serve: The odds are against me. The location is too dangerous. The weather is not cooperating. The enemy is better-equipped. Someone else could go.
2 Samuel 23:20-22
Benaiah son of Jehoiada, a valiant fighter from Kabzeel, performed great exploits. He struck down Moab’s two mightiest warriors. He also went down into a pit on a snowy day and killed a lion. And he struck down a huge Egyptian. Although the Egyptian had a spear in his hand, Benaiah went against him with a club. He snatched the spear from the Egyptian’s hand and killed him with his own spear. Such were the exploits of Benaiah son of Jehoiada; he too was as famous as the three mighty warriors.
The Book gives us many examples of individuals who saw opportunities where others saw danger and produced excuses.
What’s your excuse?
Give it some thought.
Gary