Excuses

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She was fifty-one years old, a mother and a grandmother, yet she stood before the judge convicted of poisoning one man and the admitted killer of three others. She defended herself: “I blame it all on drugs,” she said. “These things never happened in my life until I got involved with drugs.”
The judge did not say, “Oh, that’s too bad! We’ll have to excuse you for all those murders. Of course, it was all the fault of the drugs!” No, nothing like that! He sentenced her to be executed for murder. Her excuse was no good in court.
You too will stand before a Judge one day to answer for refusing to accept the Lord Jesus Christ as your Savior. What will your excuse be? Will you claim to have been “not so bad”? Will you say, “I joined the church”? “I did the best I could.” “I wasn’t as bad as others!” God says, “There is no difference: for all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:22-2322Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference: 23For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; (Romans 3:22‑23)).
Will you blame God? But God “is long-suffering...not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance” (2 Peter 3:99The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. (2 Peter 3:9)). Will you try to blame the Lord Jesus? “Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners” (1 Tim. 1:1515This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief. (1 Timothy 1:15)). He wanted to save you too!
You can’t say, “Nobody ever told me.” You are reading God’s warning to you right now, and this warning may be the last warning you’ll ever receive. You will be without an excuse! The responsibility of spending eternity in hell is yours, and yours alone.
“What wilt THOU say when He shall punish thee?” (Jeremiah 13:2121What wilt thou say when he shall punish thee? for thou hast taught them to be captains, and as chief over thee: shall not sorrows take thee, as a woman in travail? (Jeremiah 13:21)). Won’t you accept the Lord Jesus today as your Savior? If so, you will never have to face Him as judge.