The Blame Game
Everything I Do Is Somebody Else’s Fault.
“The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me from the tree, and I ate.” Genesis 3:12
When Eve sinned, she blamed the serpent. Her excuse: “He beguiled me.” The serpent was wiser than I, and I, being ignorant, he took advantage of me. It was his fault and not mine.”
After Adam sinned, he tried to shift some of the blame onto his wife and some onto God. He quickly forgot how he had once welcomed Eve into his life, recognizing her beauty as a gift from the Lord.
Now, like a defendant in court, he points an accusing finger away from himself and tells God, “The woman You gave me as a helper led me into this mess.” His love for Eve disappeared as quickly as the dove left Noah’s ark. It’s worth noting that in his attempt to blame, Adam does not call her his wife; instead, he says, “The woman whom You gave to be with me.”
The Blame Game continues to this very day, with people blaming others for their own sins rather than taking personal responsibility for them.
The “it’s not my fault” syndrome persists to this day. We are all guilty, like Judas holding thirty pieces of silver.
An example of attempting to excuse a guilty conscience is the case of General Mikhail Kalashnikov, as reported on December 13, 2013.
He was the inventor of the AK-47. The AK-47 became the most well-known machine gun in modern warfare. Armies around the world adopted it because it was simple and nearly indestructible. Of course, terrorist and guerrilla groups also love it. One can only imagine the millions of deaths this invention has caused. Kalashnikov, who died at age 94, said, before he died, “I have no regrets and bear no responsibility for how politicians have used it.”
Don’t blame me. It Wuzzint me.
However, he was not as brave when he sensed death was near. In a letter written shortly before his death, the general told the leader of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, saying, “The pain in my soul is unbearable. I keep having the same unsolvable question: if my rifle took away people’s lives, then can it be that I am guilty of people’s deaths, even if they were enemies?”
Many people harbor such painful thoughts hidden in the deep, dark shadows of their souls; sins too private to discuss, too dark to forget, and too recent to not grieve over.
One of the greatest, simplest, and shortest verses about forgiveness in the Bible is:
John 1:7-b “the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin.”
Today, I encourage you not to engage in the Blame Game, but to be assured that the blood of Jesus Christ cleanses us from all sin. (cf. John 1: 7)
“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness” (Verse 9).
Claiming, “I didn’t realize the gun was loaded,” doesn’t erase the weight of responsibility. Guilt lingers, regardless of ignorance.
There are some mistakes you cannot afford to make, and blaming your sins on others is one of them. We are all guilty of sending Christ to the Cross.
There are no second chances after we die.
Jesus Christ is the one who took all the blame for all our sins.
“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” (John 3:16)
Look to Him!
He Took Your Fall!
Pastor Robert Bryant