Dream on Responsibility

Have you ever had a dream and replay it when you wake up?  Last night was one of those nights/early mornings when I awoke from a dream about 4:20 a.m.and recalled all the details.

I was standing in heaven and watching God judge people's lives.  Each one would stand in front of God, which was odd because I thought every knee would be bowed.  One man of prominence stood before God as the angel read off everything about his life. 

God said, "Why should I allow you into heaven in light of all the things you have done wrong?" The man said,  "It's not my fault because society and the person I lived with made me do all those wrong things."

Puzzled, God looked at this man and said,  "I gave you a free will to do what you wanted but you have to take responsibility for your actions and decisions.  Why do you think you can take the responsibility for your own life and blame someone else?  Only my son took your wrong doings and accepted the blame for those sins.  You did not accept him but instead blame everyone else."

The man replied, "But everyone on earth blames others and no one takes responsibility for their actions.  People high up in government do it every day and the people accept it.  So why can't you get with the times and realize that we don't have to take responsibility any more?"

I raised my eyebrows and watched for God's reaction.  With a tear in His eye God said, "I love you my son but away with you, you cursed one, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his demons.  (Matthew 25:41)  Adam and Eve did not take responsibility for their actions and I had to take them out of the Garden of Eden.  Did you not learn from them?

Again the man, "It's not my fault because my parents never took me to church.  There was something to do on the weekends that I never had time for during the week.  My wife had chores and that kept me from church."

This man tried to continue to blame everyone else for why he never developed a relationship with the Lord.  He said, "Send me back to earth and I will get everyone to be responsible for their actions."  (Luke 16:19-25)

Finally the Lord said, "I've heard enough.  Be gone to the place prepared for the devil and his angels."

I awoke thinking, "What has our world come to?  We are just like Adam and Eve just before being cast out of the Garden of Eden.  Blame everyone for everything and take no responsibility." 

I wish I knew how to change people to be responsible because today and tomorrow's generation must realize that their destination in eternity depends on it!