Responsibility

Confident The Lord Would Lead Them

David surveys the land that will soon be his responsibility to govern as king. He wanted everything that God had promised to his people. Shechem, was an important territory that had not yet yielded to David’s government (v. 6). The valley of Succoth (Gen. 33:17) which was East of …

Speaking to People Who Would Not Hear

This closing part of Jeremiah’s sermon focuses on the invading Babylonian army, from the north, and the devastation it would bring to Jerusalem and Judah (vv. 1-2). At this time the city and the country seemed secure and they were under no apprehension of danger. Jeremiah t …

A Lion Kills The Man of God

The old prophet announced the fate of the younger prophet (vv. 20-22). He had disobeyed the Lord’s command and God’s judgement would be severe. The severity of this judgement was due to the importance of this young man’s mission. Even though the old prophet had sinned, the w …

God held Aaron and his sons responsible for the tabernacle ministry

Throughout this book, God’s people have been stubborn and rebellious, and the Lord has chastened them for it. But in spite of their disobedience, the Lord has been faithful to care for them. Because of His judgment of the rebels at the tabernacle (16:31-35), and His miraculous de …

IllustrationChafer – On the Subject of Prayer

Dr. Lewis Sperry Chafer told a story on the subject of prayer. It seems that a certain minister was in the habit of giving profound prayers, oftentimes resorting to words beyond the comprehension of his simple flock. This went on week after week, to the dismay and frustration of …

IllustrationThings You Want to Do When You Want to Do Them

When you do the things you haveto do when you have to do them,the day will come when you cando the things you want to dowhen you want to do them.(God’s Little Instruction Book for Men, Honor Books, Tulsa, OK; 1996, p. 98). …

IllustrationAbraham Lincoln on Responsibility

You can’t escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today. (Abraham Lincoln) …

IllustrationThat Isn’t My Responsibility

Some years ago a former American astronaut took over as head of a major airline, determined to make the airline’s service the best in the industry. One day, as the new president walked through the office complex, he saw an employee resting his feet on a desk while the telephone o …

IllustrationSnowflakes plead not guilty

Each snowflake …

IllustrationNot Willing to Assume Responsibility

In the early years of our ministry of training laymen in local churches to work with their youth I came across a front page newspaper article that grabbed my attention. In detail it told how on a New York street Kitty Genovese was slowly and brutally stabbed to death. At …