Exodus 32: 24: "And I said to them, 'Whoever has any gold, let them break it off.' So they gave it to me, and I cast it into the fire, and this calf came out." Moses has been on Mount Sinai with God. God had been speaking with Moses and He gave him two tablets of the Testimony, tablets of stone, written with His finger. The people feel like Moses has been gone too long so they go to his brother Aaron and want him to make a new god for them. Talk about short memories, God had just done many miracles including the Passover which brought about the Israelites freedom from slavery. Moses comes down from the mountain and confronts Aaron. The verse today is Aaron's excuse. In essence, he says, "I don't know what happened, the calf just leaped out of the fire." The problem with people is that they don't want to take responsibility for their sins. Like the old Flip Wilson show on television, "The devil made me do it." Until a person takes responsibility for their actions, they will never get saved. If you are going to come to Christ, your will must be broken. An old preacher used to say, "Down, sinner down. Down at the foot of the cross." To be saved, you must first be broken. You must see yourself as a lost sinner. Until then, your pride will keep you out of heaven. I'm so glad I heard the call of "Down, sinner down." Go down and Christ will lift you up.
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