How often do we make excuses? Once a day, maybe twice? More? Try taking stock sometime and you'll surprise yourself with how often you make excuses for yourself. It's just human nature—we make excuses for anything and everything! Because we're tired, insecure, bored, angry, disinterested, ashamed, pained, and the list goes on. Christ takes the hard path and makes no excuses (notice that he never made it easy for himself), and asks that we simply follow his lead without a thought given to what costs might accrue or what inconveniences might arise. As Pastor Steve says in this sermon, "Lay down the excuses, place Christ first."
