People’s Worst Mistake

People make many mistakes in their lives. Some are worse than others. This one found in Psalm 50:16 is one you don’t want to make, and it is very common. In Psalm 50:16 God says,

These things you have done, and I have been silent;
you thought that I was one like yourself.
But now I rebuke you and lay the charge before you.

The things these people had been doing were basically sins of the tongue, lying and slander. But the real problem isn’t the specific sins, it is the attitude behind them. Because God didn’t immediately come down on them with judgment, they thought God wasn’t any different than they were.

Our worst mistake is thinking that God is just like us. We think God should judge us on the curve. We do that because we are always comparing ourselves to others and think we aren’t as bad as other people.

We have our own idea of what is fair and not fair. Therefore, we believe God should also be fair according to what we believe is fair when He judges. And of course, that would mean He won’t punish us for our sins.

I could list other ways we think He is like us. But God makes it clear that He won’t be silent forever. There will be a time when we come before Him for judgement, and He won’t be anything like us. That is a definition of what His holiness is.

The only way that we will escape from the punishments of our sins is to turn to Jesus Christ for salvation. You see, God isn’t fair. He put the punishment for our sins on Jesus so we could have His righteousness and be saved. That wasn’t fairness, it was grace to us.

If you want to know how to receive His grace and salvation, watch my video on YouTube or read on this Gospel link.