BLAMING OTHERS
Brother James, OIC
Gen 3:6-12 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons. And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden. And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou? And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself. And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat? And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.
From the beginning of the fall of man human nature has been to blame others. With Adam his fallen nature was just beginning, he was immature and did not have the relationship with God he had when God first created him. A wall of sin now separated him from God and Gods life and light was no longer in him. When Eve then Adam ate of the forbidden fruit their innocence fled and their eyes were opened to a life of shame, decay and labor. And before the rendered curse of disobedience was handed down by God on them Adam addressing Gods questioning began blaming Eve. How many times have we said “it’s not my fault!”? How many times have we shirked responsibility for our own actions and pointed a finger to blame someone else? Then the poor, poor pitiful me syndrome fills us and we look for pity from others. I myself am a common denominator in all of my past problems and it was always immaturity in me that didn’t want to take responsibility for my actions so I blamed others. For me it took Prison, Gods call to Christ and then Christ patiently walking with me while He did His work in me with the Truth of His Living Word.
Maturity in Christ is the only real maturity wherein you escape the Blame Game:
Heb 5:8-14 Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered; And being made perfect (mature), he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him; Called of God an high priest after the order of Melchisedec. Of whom we have many things to say, and hard to be uttered, seeing ye are dull of hearing. For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat. For every one that useth milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe. But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age (mature), even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.
There is something you need to know that is that there is someone to blame! Blaming others is exactly what Satan wants you and I to do to divert our attention from him. Look at the order of blame.
Gen 3:13-24 And the LORD God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat. And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life: And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel. Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee. And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life; Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field; In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return. And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living. Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins, and clothed them. And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever: Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken. So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.
The Serpent; Satan, was who caused the problem for Eve. So God addressed him first with a curse then the spiritual war, where we would be given power to have victory over Satan ,began. Wherein , in Christ (our Power see 1st Cor 1:24; Gal 4:19) we can recognize the schemes of Satan and defeat him before he beguiles us into a false solution contrary to the Promises of God which Faith substances. In Christ we now have been reconciled to God the Father and can recognize where the real blame for our problems lie. So in Christ there is no enemy to blame but Satan. If you are outside of Christ, then, you can only blame yourself for rejecting Gods Power to Overcome the world and its god Satan. Accept Jesus today and leave behind the life of blaming others and have victory over your true enemy!
