Who Is To Blame?


Written by:
©Dr. Roy H. Hicks D.D.
This " security " robber raises its ugly head very early in the Bible. This weakness in mankind originated with the first man, Adam.

When the voice of God challenged the first man and asked if he had eaten of the forbidden fruit, we witness the finger of accusation promptly pointing to the woman, Eve. The we here our first who is to blame?
Adam said, The woman whom thou has given me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.(Gen.3:12)
Is this the tendency to blame someone else a trait of mankind, a human characteristic; Or is it the first result of coming face to face with a weakness in Adam
that we all must eventually come to grips with
sometime in our life?

Did Adam actually think that by placing the blame on
Eve, he would appear more righteous in the sight of God? In this kind of emotional response, and without time to think, did he somehow seek to conceal his own weakness and failure in the Transgression? Certainly
he was not, in love and compassion, thinking of Eve in her plight.

Whether this weakness is satan-inspired or man inherited, we must deal with it and come face to face with this security robber of our security in Christ.
This we must do if we are to come into the full inheritance and maturity of our Lord's security for our soul.

This insecurity is with us from our earliest recollection.
Some children have heard one of their parents say, "If
I had married someone else, we wouldn't be so poor," or " I could have had a better job if my parents had put me through college."

You might have heard an adult blame his or her boss for the failure to get ahead. A person of great success
is often described as having been " Born with a gold spoon in his mouth." And " really lucky!" Sometimes failure is blamed on "
poor education,", lack of opportunity, even on ethnic background.

When we become old enough to participate in sporting events, someone else is always picked out to be blamed for the loss of the game: " The pitcher never threw me a good ball," " The umpire made the wrong calls," " It was a fluke; that fielder was out of position when he caught my fly ball--it was headed for the stands," " Any team can win when the referee is on its side!"

A friend of ours was struck by a car that was going the wrong way on a freeway. At the same scene of the accident, the driver of the errant car was irritated
with my friend and said petulantly, "Everyone else got out of my way, why didn't you?"

The long list of reasons why we fail can easily follow us into our relationship with the Lord. I have heard many working Pastors say, " If I only had more time to study and pray, I know my church would grow." Laymen have said the same thing in relation to their on personal growth: " If I sat under that pastors ministry, I would really grow." A Pastor might say, " I have never been appointed to a good church. I only get the burnt out ones."

The obvious answer to this weakness of criticism, inherited from our parents and contemporaries, is to recognize that it stems from deep seated insecurities,
so deep that often they are buried in the subconscious mind. By recognizing these insecurities and dealing with them, the beauty of Christ-related security can then be loosed in us and begin to develop.

While it is true that the thought of who is to blame? does have some merit at times, it is also true that constantly confessing and acknowledging it will do nothing towards erasing or changing the past.

Forgetting those things which are behind......Phil. 3:13

In Christ Jesus our Lord lies our new sense of security. Not only are we to forget the past by not referring to it,
We are to constantly refer to the present and to the fact
that we are new creatures in Christ.

Who is to blame? can become much greater than just a security robber. Its ugly tentacles can reach into the depths of a person's soul and cause him even to blame God. Deep subconscious ( I certainly hope no one would consciously do it) resentment of God Himself can result from an uncontrolled resentment of others.

"Did not God our creator, make all things? Then why did he make me so ugly when others are beautiful? Why me, Lord?"
"Why was I born of poor parents?"
"Why was I born in poverty?"
This sort of questioning, if unchecked, can cause us even to resent our creator. On the other hand, history relates how many of the handicapped went on to great fame and fortune because they stopped feeling sorry for themselves.

Why blame someone else? You are what you are, so go on to become the greatest mature Christian that ever lived. You can do it! Don't blame anyone for your failure to achieve; just rejoice that your name is written in heaven (Luke 10:20) and see what great things the security of Christ's righteousness can do in you.

Thank you, Lord, you said, so I can say, I am more than a conqueror

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