MAKING EXCUSES FOR OUR FAULTS
I read that Daniel Boone was once asked, “Have you ever been lost?” It is said that his reply was
“No, but I was once bewildered three whole days.” Daniel Boone was making allowances for Daniel
Boone. But which of us can honestly say that we have not done the same thing? It is easy for me to
forgive myself and say “I was tired,” or “This one doesn’t count.” It is easy to make allowances or ex-
cuses for our faults. Someone has said, “Deal with the faults of others as gently as you do your own.”
But unless we make allowances, how in the world can we live with ourselves? How can we face the
problems and trials and testings which come when we realize our shortcomings and insufficiency? Isn’t
it wonderful to know that the Lord makes allowances, too? “Like as a father pitieth his children , so the
Lord pitieth them that fear him. For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust” (Psa.
103:13-14). The great allowance that God has made is that in spite of our sins, shortcomings, failures
and slip-ups, we can be saved through Jesus Christ. The emphasis is on what Christ has done and can
do for each of us. And that is our hope.
The word most often used for sin in the Bible is not rebellion, but it is the picture of a man with a
bow and arrow. He has shot an arrow and missed the intended target. That is what sin is: a missing of
the target. We are (or should be) aware of our faults and failures. “For all have sinned, and come short
of the glory of God” (Rom. 3:23). Christ came to the earth to show us God. He came to do away with the false concept that some
folks have of God as a tyrant or a demon. Christ came to let us see the holiness of God--His love and
His care. The One who knows us best and loves us most cares about us! Isn’t that amazing? Take the
time to read 1 Peter 5:7. The gospel is still God’s power to save (Rom. 1:16). I reckon ol’ Daniel Boone was once bewildered three whole days. We, too, are sometimes bewild-
ered. But God never is! “But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that
fear him, and his righteousness unto children’s children” (Psa. 103:17). THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: The less biblical faith a church has, the more ice cream and cake
it takes to keep it going!
Have a great week!
Love ya,
Jesse
“No, but I was once bewildered three whole days.” Daniel Boone was making allowances for Daniel
Boone. But which of us can honestly say that we have not done the same thing? It is easy for me to
forgive myself and say “I was tired,” or “This one doesn’t count.” It is easy to make allowances or ex-
cuses for our faults. Someone has said, “Deal with the faults of others as gently as you do your own.”
But unless we make allowances, how in the world can we live with ourselves? How can we face the
problems and trials and testings which come when we realize our shortcomings and insufficiency? Isn’t
it wonderful to know that the Lord makes allowances, too? “Like as a father pitieth his children , so the
Lord pitieth them that fear him. For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust” (Psa.
103:13-14). The great allowance that God has made is that in spite of our sins, shortcomings, failures
and slip-ups, we can be saved through Jesus Christ. The emphasis is on what Christ has done and can
do for each of us. And that is our hope.
The word most often used for sin in the Bible is not rebellion, but it is the picture of a man with a
bow and arrow. He has shot an arrow and missed the intended target. That is what sin is: a missing of
the target. We are (or should be) aware of our faults and failures. “For all have sinned, and come short
of the glory of God” (Rom. 3:23). Christ came to the earth to show us God. He came to do away with the false concept that some
folks have of God as a tyrant or a demon. Christ came to let us see the holiness of God--His love and
His care. The One who knows us best and loves us most cares about us! Isn’t that amazing? Take the
time to read 1 Peter 5:7. The gospel is still God’s power to save (Rom. 1:16). I reckon ol’ Daniel Boone was once bewildered three whole days. We, too, are sometimes bewild-
ered. But God never is! “But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that
fear him, and his righteousness unto children’s children” (Psa. 103:17). THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: The less biblical faith a church has, the more ice cream and cake
it takes to keep it going!
Have a great week!
Love ya,
Jesse
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