Personal Responsibility

I'm reading over all these 'follow up' rules in Exodus after God gives His people the 10 commandments. Boy, they are demanding. I don't really understand them all, but I don't have to. I trust God. I understand that things were different then.

But something really sticks out at me. Like this one:

"If a man's bull injures the bull of another an it dies, they are to
sell the live one and divide both the money and the dead animal equally.
However, it it was knon that the bull had the habit of goring, yet the owner did
not keep it penned up, the owner must pay, animal for animal, and the dead
animal will be his." Exodus 21:35-36

You don't get to shun responsibility. We live in a world where no one wants to be responsible. But we are. We will stand before God as responsible. Parents are responsible for their children. Coaches are responsible for their teams. Leaders are responsible for their organizations. Presidents and CEOs are responsible for their companies. Pastors are responsible for their churches. Pet owners are responsible for their pets. WE. ARE. RESPONSIBLE. You can't get rid of it. So embrace it. Shoulder that responsibility and cross your t's and dot your i's. Be on top of things. This honors God. Irresponsibility brings dishonor to God, particularly if we call ourselves Christians. Irresponsibility is annoying. Responsibility sends a signal of maturity and understanding that the world desperately needs. If the buck stops with you, whether that be for your family, team, or organization...stop the buck. I think it's one of those lessons from God that we've forgotten.