Genesis 3:12. It is part of our human nature to come up with a good excuse when we are accused of something. The problem with a good excuse is that it does not cover up our wrong-doing when we have sinned against God. Humans started giving excuses to God from the beginning in the Garden of Eden. In Genesis 3:11, God asked Adam what had happened to him because now Adam was ashamed before God (naked). God knew that Adam and Eve had eaten the fruit of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. God had previously told them not to eat of the Tree of Knowledge. Adam's excuse for disobeying God was to blame Eve. Genesis 3:12 says, “And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat”.

When we are wrong with God, we can not cover up our sin with a good excuse. Only Jesus can cover our sins before God. Blaming others for our sin is no excuse because no one can make us sin against God. It is always our choice to sin against God as it was Adam's choice to eat of the Tree of Knowledge in disobedience of God.

GENESIS 3 BIBLE SCRIPTURE Genesis 3:12, “And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.”

Exodus 32:23. Whenever we stray from God's purpose in our lives, most of us can come up with a good excuse to justify our actions. The number one excuse is for us to blame it on other people. This is what Aaron did in the Bible when he was confronted by Moses concerning the Golden Calf. Moses questioned Aaron on why he had led the Israelites into sin with the worship of the Golden Calf. Aaron answered Moses in Exodus 32:23 saying “For they said unto me, Make us gods, which shall go before us: for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him”). Aaron used the Israelites as an excuse on why he sinned against God. Blaming others for our shortcomings is no excuse. Many of us do fell obligated to fulfill the desires of others. This is what happened to Aaron. In these situations we may have good intentions to please others, but good intentions are no excuse to go against God.

EXODUS 32 BIBLE SCRIPTURE Exodus 32:23, “For they said unto me, Make us gods, which shall go before us: for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him.”

Jerimiah 1:6. God is calling all of us, but most of us think we are not ready to fulfill God's purpose in our lives. Instead of answering God's call, we will give what we think is a good excuse to not fulfill our calling. This is what Jeremiah, the prophet, did when he told God that he was not ready when God called him. In Jeremiah 1:6 Jeremiah told God “... I cannot speak: for I am a child”. This was just an excuse for Jeremiah not to yield to God. We must all remember that God is a supernatural God. If He asks us to do anything, He has a way for us to succeed. All we need to do is yield completely to God. No matter how good the excuse, an excuse is just a stumbling block for us to not fulfill our purpose. The next time God calls (and He will), just yield to Him and do it.

JEREMIAH 1 BIBLE SCRIPTURE Jeremiah 1:6, “Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child.”