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Excuses

6/6/2021

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         It’s an appropriate opening and it is found in Isaiah.  It ties in well with the sermon which is from Romans chapter one.  Isaiah 40:21 says, “Have ye not known? have ye not heard? hath it not been told you from the beginning? have ye not understood from the foundations of the earth?”  Pretty heady stuff.  Especially when it’s followed by Romans 1:20, “For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse.
          Excuses.  Adam blamed Eve when he ate the apple (Genesis 3;12).  When   Moses returned from the mountain, he found the Israelites worshipping a golden calf.  He asked Aaron what he was thinking and he replied that the gold was in the fire and the calf just jumped out (Exodus 32:21-22).    King Saul blamed the people for taking the spoils of war and not destroying them (I Samuel 15:3,9,11,21) even though the Lord had told Saul to destroy the Amaleks and all they had.
          Excuses are not effective when it comes to sinning.  Adam was kicked out of paradise.  The Israelites wandered in the desert for forty years.  King Saul lost the Lord’s blessing and the kingdom (I Samuel 15:28).  Samuel even goes on to say in verse 23 that rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry.  Repenting, sincere and heartfelt, are much better than coming up with an excuse.  Nothing is lost on God.  He sees it all.   
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    Linda Johnson

    Linda Johnson moved to Douglas County with her husband Tom 12 years ago after retiring from teaching. Following Tom's death in 2016, Linda began facilitating a grief support group called GriefShare through Sweden Church.​ She serves as the Sunday School teacher for our High School class. Her "Layman's Pen" articles are also published in the local paper, The Douglas County Herald. 

    Andrea Strong

    Andrea is Pastor Joshua Strong's wife. She also serves Sweden Church as Church Secretary, website administrator, and Sunday School teacher to the Intermediate Class.

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