EXCUSES.COM

You would think, with the number of different excuses that people use to justify not coming to worship, that there should be a web site called excuses.com serving as a source of their material.  I remember some years ago, hearing an excuse that was offered by a lady who ran out of cat food and had to go to the grocery store to buy food for her cat.  Now I know that in some households, pets can be seen as part of the family and some people have a high degree of affection for animals. But, what would happen if we arise from our beds on some Sunday morning, and would be late for Bible class if we stopped and had breakfast, would we just decide to come late and go to Bojangles? Can we not sacrifice a meal for a few hours that we could feast on spiritual things?

Jesus said, "Labor not for the meat that perishes but for the meat that endures unto eternal life." (John 6:27). We can try to use all the excuses we want and it will still not be enough to convince the Lord that we are doing His will.

Over the years I have heard people complain about the frequency of coming to worship.  In short, what they want to know is how little can I do to be approved of God.  I don't know the answer to that question.  I so know, however, that we are to do "all in the name of the Lord Jesus" (Colossians 3:17).  How much are you willing to sacrifice for the Lord?

Paul