STOP SHIFTING THE BLAME

 ANCHOR OF LIFE DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE For SUNDAY, 19th FEBRUARY, 2023.

Author: PASTOR DR. SAMUEL AYORINDE – General Overseer

Anchor of Life & Redemption Ministry Int’l

Topic: STOP SHIFTING THE BLAME

MEMORIZE: “And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against the LORD. And Nathan said unto David, The LORD also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die.” 2 Samuel 12:13

SCRIPTURE READING: Isaiah 6:5-7.

“Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts. Then flew one of the seraphims unto me, having a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with the tongs from off the altar:  And he laid it upon my mouth, and said, Lo, this hath touched thy lips; and thine iniquity is taken away, and thy sin purged.”   

EXPOSITION:

Sin is violation of law. Its mission is to separate man from God and ushers in fear. Its punishment is death. “For the wages of sin is death…” Romans 6:23. God’s verdict is that “He who covers his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and forsakes them will have mercy.”  Proverbs 28:13.

Humanity since their fallen in the Garden of Eden has chosen the life of shifting blames. When God called Adam, he quickly said, “Then the LORD God called to Adam and said to him, "Where are you?" So he said, "I heard Your voice in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; and I hid myself." And He said, "Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you that you should not eat?" Then the man said, "The woman whom You gave to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I ate."”  God is not in any way pleased with anyone who shifts blame. 

When David was confronted with his sin, he acknowledged his sins and admitted it. He was also sorry for it, not boasting in it – 2 Samuel 12:13. Like David, every God-fearing person must admit their sins and accept its consequence and thereafter repent from it sincerely, instead of blaming others for your iniquities. David said, “I acknowledged my sin to You, And my iniquity I have not hidden. I said, "I will confess my transgressions to the LORD," And You forgave the iniquity of my sin.” Psalm 32:5. “For I acknowledge my transgressions, And my sin is always before me. Against You, You only, have I sinned, And done this evil in Your sight-That You may be found just when You speak, And blameless when You judge.” Psalm 51:3,4.

2 Samuel 12:13 “And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against the LORD. And Nathan said unto David, The LORD also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die.” 

Isaiah 59:12-13 “For our transgressions are multiplied before You, And our sins testify against us; For our transgressions are with us, And as for our iniquities, we know them: In transgressing and lying against the LORD, And departing from our God, Speaking oppression and revolt, Conceiving and uttering from the heart words of falsehood.” 

Ezra on behalf of the returnee confessed their sins and of their fathers – “And I said: "O my God, I am too ashamed and humiliated to lift up my face to You, my God; for our iniquities have risen higher than our heads, and our guilt has grown up to the heavens. "Since the days of our fathers to this day we have been very guilty, and for our iniquities we, our kings, and our priests have been delivered into the hand of the kings of the lands, to the sword, to captivity, to plunder, and to humiliation, as it is this day.” Ezra 9:6-7

When you have encounter with the glory of God, you shall see yourself clearly as God sees you. Isaiah saw the glory of God, he instantly acknowledged his uncleanliness and admitted it. Upon his confession, God stepped in for his cleansing. When you acknowledge your sins and admit it, God will forgive you. The nature of this forgiveness was stated in Psalm 103:11-14 thus: “For as the heavens are high above the earth, So great is His mercy toward those who fear Him; As far as the east is from the west, So far has He removed our transgressions from us. As a father pities his children, So the LORD pities those who fear Him. For He knows our frame; He remembers that we are dust.”

Henceforth, stop blaming others for your sins. Admit your sin, ask for forgiveness and God will forgive you. But when you keep shifting the blaming, it shows you are increasing your sins, you cannot receive forgiveness in this way.

PRAYER POINT: Examine the occasions in which you have lied against someone / shift blame to justify yourself, sincerely confess them to God and ask for forgiveness. God will pardon you by his mercy.

DAILY BIBLE READING IN A YEAR –  Deuteronomy 7-9.

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