Extremely Careless

One hot July morning a woman was pulled over by the police for speeding. As the officer approached the car the woman began hurriedly hiding the open beer cans that were on her passenger seat. She was about to be caught doing something that had been clearly against the law and she was expecting the worst.

The cop motioned for her to roll down the window, which she did.

"Do you know how fast you were going ma'am?" the officer asked.

"No officer," she replied.

"You were doing 74 miles an hour in a 35 zone," the police office informed her.

"Oh."

"And is that beer I smell on your breath?" the officer continued.

"Umm . . ."

"You were doing over twice the legal speed limit and, judging by the number of beer cans I saw you toss into the back seat, I'd be willing to bet you are intoxicated as well. What do you have to say for yourself?

"Well, Mr. Officer sir, it wasn't my intent to actually get drunk and I never intended to go that fast. And I didn't know the speed limit applied to me."

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What do you supposed were the next words out of the officer's mouth?

"Out of the car" would be a good guess. "Ignorance is no excuse ma'am" might be another. No one would expect the police officer to say, "Oh, well then, have a nice day" as he returned to his squad car.

Yet a very similar scenario to that happened on Tuesday in our country as this nation's FBI director James Comey said there would be no recommendation that criminal charges be brought against Hillary Clinton for lying to the FBI, illegally transferring top secret government documents in an insecure manner.

Despite her lying to congress and the FBI she is being given a pass. I smell beer in the air.

America is a nation of laws. Breaking those laws comes with consequences. That's why there are people in prison. They have broken the laws. Remember Martha Stewart? She lied to the FBI. She went to prison.

Who appoints the FBI director? The president does. Who appoints the Attorney General? The president does. Who does our president want to win the November election. He wants Hillary to win, of course. There is no conspiracy theory here. This sh . . . stuff is real!

Why are so many people upset about this breach of justice? Because it is a breach of justice! We are a just nation, or at least we were. We demand justice!!

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Stop a moment and think about that statement - we demand justice. Do we? Really?

God demands justice when WE commit a sin. We KNOW that we will be punished for those sins. Why? Because God is just. What would happen if God was not just? Would there be any sense of right and wrong?

Sadly, we can no longer say that our nation is a just nation. It is now clear that, if you have power and influence, you can rise above the law. The is IN-justice.

God forgives us our sins if we are humble, repent and seek His forgiveness. But we must repent. Why would God forgive us if we didn't think we did anything wrong?

Look, we are ALL guilty of breaking God's laws. God is just. Someone must pay the price for OUR transgressions . . . even Hillary's. That someone was Jesus. He paid the penalty dealt out by a just God.

We need to be praying for Hillary. We need to be praying for this nation of ours. And we need to be asking ourselves, "Why is God allowing all this to happen?" Why do you think? He is just and we are not. He has turned us over to the lusts of our hearts.

"10 I am the Lord your God,
Who brought you out of the land of Egypt;
Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it.

11 “But My people would not heed My voice,
And Israel would have none of Me.
12 So I gave them over to their own stubborn heart,
To walk in their own counsels.

13 “Oh, that My people would listen to Me,
That Israel would walk in My ways!
14 I would soon subdue their enemies,
And turn My hand against their adversaries.
15 The haters of the Lord would pretend submission to Him,
But their fate would endure forever.
16 He would have fed them also with the finest of wheat;
And with honey from the rock I would have satisfied you.” - Psalm 81:10-16

We MUST repent and turn to God for help. That is the only thing that can save us. I urge you to pray. A just God is our only hope.

Just God - Ezekiel Azonwu

Just

"6 God is just: He will pay back trouble to those who trouble you 7 and give relief to you who are troubled, and to us as well. This will happen when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven in blazing fire with his powerful angels. 8 He will punish those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. 9 They will be punished with everlasting destruction and shut out from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might 10 on the day he comes to be glorified in his holy people and to be marveled at among all those who have believed." - 2 Thessalonians 1:6-10

"Do you think you are good enough to get into heaven when you die?" You would be surprised how many people answer "yes" to that question. The answer, of course, is "no." No one is "good enough." Don't believe me? Well, would you believe Jesus?

"18 And a ruler asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” 19 And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone." - Luke 18:18-19

There are many people in this world who believe they are good enough to get into heaven. Many of them sit in church on Sunday mornings. Or stand behind pulpits. None of us are good enough.

But what if we could used our supposed goodness as a means of defense. As a means of getting away with a crime. Would justice be served?

On October 11th, the son of Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson was beaten to death byUSA Today article). The person doing the beating has now been charged with murder. What would happen if, during his upcoming trial, the defendant tried to explain his actions as a one-time mistake?
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"Most of the time I am a model citizen. I have never committed a crime before. It was just this once. The kid was crying. I simply couldn't handled it so I hit him. It was wrong and I'm sorry."

[Sadly, that sounds like a viable defense . . . something we might actually see in a courtroom today]

And what would happen if the judge decided in the defendants favor saying, "I can see that. I know I've felt like hitting MY kids from time to time. Alright, I'll let you off. You can go free."

Oh my goodness! There would be such an uproar. Even by our liberal media! There would be cries of injustice all over the world. The judge would receive death threats. The defendant too! A two-year old kid! It's just not fair that this guy should be set free.

So why do we expect preferential treatment on the day we stand before God, our just judge, and expect to get into heaven.

"Have you ever lied? Have you ever stolen anything? Have you used the name of the Lord your God in vane?"

Guilty, guilty, guilty. I have been guilty of ALL those things. So has everybody else on the planet, most likely. No one is good.

Our punishment for those crimes is deat. Read the Bible. "23 For the wages of sin is death" - Romans 6:23

The penalty is death!! We are all deserving of death for our sins against an incredibly holy and just judge. Guilty!

But what if, just before sentence was handed out, the doors to the courtroom burst open and in walked Jesus. And He came and stood next to us and told the judge that He had already paid the price for our crimes. Would the offer of forgiveness of sins be anymore real if the sentence against us were ready to be carried out?

"18 For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit," - 1 Peter 3:18

"10 For the death he died he died to sin, once for all, but the life he lives he lives to God." - Romans 6:10

Standing there on Calvary, sinners watching the guards nailing Jesus to the cross . . . do you think they had any idea what He was doing? What he was accomplishing on their behalf? No one did. Not even the apostles I would imagine! Nobody fully figured it out until after Jesus rose from the dead and appeared before them. He appeared to individuals, to the twelve and to over 500 eye witnesses at one time. Twelve appearances in all to hundreds of eyes witnesses of the post-death Jesus. Jesus had risen from the dead. And yet . . . we still don't believe?

My friends, Jesus is our only hope of getting out of this world alive. He is the only means by which we are to be saved. Perhaps we should start living like we owe Him our lives because, in actuality, we really do. Jesus is the only hope for us sinners - through our repentance, through our belief in Him. He has promised to forgive our sins, despite our selfish nature and unworthiness, and justify us through His grace and by our faith. Please, turn to Him today . . . and be saved. He is a friend of sinners.

Jesus, Friend of Sinners by Casting Crowns

" . . . 10 let it be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead - by him this man is standing before you well. 11 This Jesus is the stone that was rejected by you, the builders, which has become the cornerstone. 12 And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.” - (Peter speaking to the rulers of the people and the elders at Jerusalem) - Acts 4:10-12