without excuse

Psalm 98:2, "The Lord has made His salvation known and revealed His righteousness to the nations."

The law of the land often says that ignorance of the law is not an excuse.  I teach ancient world history and it's hard to imagine now that LONG ago the wealthy ruled the land and the laws they made were only known to them.  One fellow Hammurabi decided to post the laws (Hammurabi's Code) in the market place the common folk might also know the law.  The Romans did it as well on the Bronze Tables posted in the forum of the city.  And so did a young man named Moses who received the Ten Commandments and taught them to the Israelites.  

God has made His salvation known to us.  Through the Bible, we read about Jesus...God's plan of salvation for us.  The Ten Commandments taught us about the law...taught us that we could never perfectly follow the law so that we might see our need for a savior.  

This often brings to question, "what about the peoples in the remote places of the world...without access to the Bible or it's teaching.  God made His salvation known to us through His creation so that we are without excuse no matter where we live (Romans 1:20).  I was recently talking with a friend and we were talking about how close we feel to God when we are in Colorado...that just the majesty of the mountains and the beauty of His creation point to His existence.

But, you don't need to go somewhere to see it.  You can experience His goodness through the people placed around you...the friend who has that something...joy/peace...that you cannot explain.  As a mother, the whole process of birth from conception to birth, God's evidence is clear, you cannot explain it away. 

His salvation has been made known to us.  You can see it, you can read it and if you need to hear His story of grace in my own life, I'd be happy to share it with you.