The Blame Game

   Having a dog is great. Whenever you come home from a long day the dog is always excited to see you. You always have someone to snuggle with whenever you want. If you drop some food by accident you have an automatic vacuum cleaner. And, you always have someone to blame.
   In my family we like to joke with each other. For example, if someone eats something that belonged to someone else we all blame someone else even if we did it. My sister and I used to blame my brother but then we got a dog. So now we can yell “it was Yoyo.” Yoyo, of course being his cute self, will not get in trouble as much as we would. ;)
   In the end whoever actually did it owns up to it. But, we all have a good laugh playing the blame game. The funny thing is, this game has been around since the first sin. And, sometimes, people are not playing it in a joking manner.  
   For example, in Genesis the blame game can be found in chapter 3. Adam and Eve had just committed the first sin. God asked Adam if he ate from the tree. Adam said, “the woman you gave me, gave me the fruit and I ate it.” Then God asked Eve what she did. Eve said, “The serpent deceived me.” 
   No one was willing to take the blame. No one wanted to take responsibility. Why do you think this is? It is probably because of fear. People would rather lie or blame someone else than take responsibility because we are afraid. We do not want punishment. We do not like punishment. And yet, most of the time, if we own up to what we did right away people are merciful. 
   Children may do something wrong, but if they tell the truth right away rather than lying parents see that as growth. If the child would lie instead they would get a harsher punishment because he sinned more than once. And, no matter how hard we try, we cannot stop sinning. We cannot stop blaming others because we are afraid.
   The great thing is, we don’t have to be afraid of sin. Jesus took the blame for us. He took responsibility of everyone’s sins already. We just have to believe in him and ask him to forgive our sins.
   So, do you ever blame others for things you have done wrong? Are you willing to admit when you have done something wrong? Have you asked Jesus to forgive your sins?

   Proverbs 28:13, James 4:17, John 3:16