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Moses’ brother Aaron wasn’t stupid, but he sure did a dumb thing.

And then he gave what ranks as one of the lamest excuses in history.

I’m talking about when he made a golden calf idol while Moses was on Mt. Sinai receiving the 10 commandments and other Old Testament laws from God.

You recall that Aaron, when confronted about his sin, blamed the people whom he said made him throw their gold into a fire and out jumped the golden calf (Exodus 32).

The people wanted a masquerade of religion but their subsequent behavior shows that their real desire was for fleshly sin.

Incredible, huh?

It was only by the interceding grace of Moses and the patient grace of God that all the Hebrews except Moses weren’t destroyed on the spot, the Bible says.

As crazy as this situation was because of failure to trust God, you and I are to be careful about pointing fingers at Aaron and the sinful Hebrews.

For we’ve come up with some crazy, creative excuses of our own to rationalize our sins.

If you and I were to look over our lives and honestly diagnose why we fell into sin, there would certainly be times when our choices seemed “Aaronic” in their absence of logic.

Listen, the best way to avoid looking stupid in God’s sight is to avoid stupid decisions.

If Aaron had adopted a philosophy of making sure that every action would please God, then he would have never been caught up in the “I want to be a hero” moment. He would have told the people to wait from Moses to come off the mountain with the words of God’s leading.

Please, my friend, recognize that whenever Satan is tempting you to solve your problems in a way other than God’s ordained path, you are being lured into a trap.

Please make sure that your spiritual desire is for a surrendered relationship with God, not for a religious “check the box” that appeases the conscience while your indulge in pleasing the flesh.

As always, I love you
Martin

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