A call to bring one's excuses before God rather than others,

Quote★★★

If you have a good excuse, don’t give it up for anything I have said; don’t give it up for anything your mother may have said; don’t give it up for anything your friend may have said. Take it up to the bar of God and state it to Him. But if you have not got a good excuse—an excuse that will stand in eternity—let it go now, and flee to the arms of a loving Saviour.

D. L. Moody, Anecdotes and Illustrations (©1898, public domain)

The point

A call to bring one's excuses before God rather than others, warning that only an excuse able to stand at the judgment is worth keeping.

Scripture

Romans 2:15-16Luke 14:18

Audience

Adults

Tone

Convicting · Warning

To tell aloud

under a minute · 77 words

Subjects

Judgment Decision Repentance Salvation Grace Excuses

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