Stuff Happens
You have heard it said, “Stuff happens.” I say unto you, “Stuff is caused.” These days everybody has an excuse as to why it isn’t their fault. Well, the prophet Jeremiah tells us that it is our fault. In fact, he says that in the coming days of the new covenant (days that we now live in) “everyone will die for his own sin” (Jeremiah 31:30). The sour grapes of our own sin will set our own teeth on edge. Stuff doesn’t happen … it is caused by our sin and God is holding us responsible. What do we do now?
The first step is to embrace personal responsibility. We must own up to our sin and complete failure apart from God. Then we must embrace God. But as long as we continue to look at ourselves as passive victims of some externally caused sin, we will never find the freedom of forgiveness. So, be response-able. You are able to respond to God’s call … do so!