Responsibility.
That’s a big word, both in letters and in meaning.
Merriam-Webster says it means moral, legal, or mental accountability.
Accountability is an obligation or willingness to accept that responsibility. Essentially, to take ownership of our own actions.
So, what are we responsible for? Every moral wrong in the world? Every legal line that’s been crossed? Every mental quandary that someone has struggled with in trying to be a good person?
Is it all ours to wrestle with each night when we close our eyes to try to sleep?
Here’s what John 9:41 tells us:
“Jesus said to them, ‘If you were blind, you would have no guilt; but now that you say, “We see,” your guilt remains.’ ”
Here’s what Jesus is saying: If someone is speeding on the turnpike in another state, that’s on them. The ticket is theirs. If drought hits a tropical island, and food for the residents becomes short, your pantry isn’t affected. You don’t control the weather halfway across the world.
But if you don’t slow your own speed, you can’t blame other people who are driving faster. If you can ease the needs of people half a globe away, and you brush it off, then you are stained with your refusal to help.
What crosses your life is where God makes you responsible. That hungry family down the street . . . your sister who’s struggling after her divorce . . . your church battling a leaky roof.
Yeah, you see it. And when you do, you can’t look away and pretend otherwise. God has already measured your responsibility and said you are accountable.
When we keep our eyes open, we’ll discover opportunities to share God’s love all around us.
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