Jeremiah was called to be "a prophet to the nations" ( Jer. Countering each excuse was a promise from God. His excuses are often our excuses for not heeding God's voice when he calls. Jeremiah had every excuse ready when God called him to be a prophet. It has been said, "Excuses are tools of the incompetent, and those who specialize in them seldom go far." Ben Franklin wrote, "He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else." Gabriel Meurier stated, "He who excuses himself, accuses himself." In the Christian world, we can find all sorts of excuses not to obey God's voice: "It's the preacher's job." "It's not my gift." "I've already served, let someone else do it." "I'm too busy or too tired or too old or too young." I can't get off the john, but I feel good about it." We are skillful at the art of making excuses, aren't we? "I don't know how." "I didn't understand." "I couldn't find the right tools." "The voices told me to clean all the guns today." "I threw out my back bowling." "I have a Doctor's appointment." "There's been a death in the family." "The hazmat crew is here and won't let me out of the house." "I have a relative coming in from Hawaii and I need to pick them up at the airport." And, my all time favorite: "When I got up this morning I accidentally took two Ex-Lax in addition to my Prozac. Scriptures: Jeremiah 1:4-14, 17-19 Introduction Sermon: Persevere in Obedience: Jeremiah 37, 38
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