Who's to Blame?
What
comes to mind when you think of “sour grapes?” Some might think
of a sharp and hard taste the would be very uncomfortable for a long
span of time. In Ezekiel
18:1-4, it
says, The
word of the Lord came to me again saying, “What do you mean when
you use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying: 'The
fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on
edge'? “As I live,” says the Lord God, “you shall no longer
use this proverb in Israel. “Behold, all souls are Mine; The soul
of the father as well as the soul of the son is Mine; The soul who
sins shall die.”
Israel
loved to make excuses for their idolatry. They lived according to
their own desires and forgot the God of Heaven, Jehovah, for days
without number. Every time they would fall away, God would have to
bring judgment upon them to return them to His laws.
Like
we of today, the children of Israel looked for someone else to blame
for their own sin. In their search for self-justification they came
up with a really cute and logical proverb that went like this: “The
fathers may eat the sour grapes but the children’s teeth will be
set on edge.”
This meant that whatever the fathers of each successive generation
did may not affect them but it would surely affect their children and
grandchildren. This was Israel’s way of blaming their forefathers
and even God, for the sin that they committed and the judgments they
had to face. In using this proverb they absolved themselves from the
penalty for their own sin and placed it upon the head of their
ancestors.
Aren't
we good at placing the blame of our wrong doings on others as well.
It's so much easier to let others take the fall so we can keep face.
Don't be looking around. Stop it! Look no further than yourself and
ask yourself, “Self, why do I put the blame on others rather than
accept it myself?” The answer is a no brainer, you want to look
good no matter what it might cost others.
John
Killinger tells about the manager of a minor league baseball team who
was so disgusted with his center fielder’s performance that he
ordered him to the dugout and assumed the position himself. The first
ball that came into center field took a bad hop and hit the manager
in the mouth. The next one was a high fly ball, which he lost in the
glare of the sun--until it bounced off his forehead. The third was a
hard line drive that he charged with outstretched arms;
unfortunately, it flew between is hands and smacked his eye. Furious,
he ran back to the dugout, grabbed the center fielder by the uniform,
and shouted. ’You idiot! You’ve got center field so messed up
that even I can’t do a thing with it! [Don
McCullough, Discipleship Journal]
No
one likes to be wrong about anything and we truly don't have to be if
there is a scapegoat at our disposal. Do you like being the
scapegoat? Of course not! So why are you looking for one? Be a man
or woman about the whole matter and take your just reward for your
actions. Stop looking for "Who's to Blame."
In
Christian love,
2 Comments:
So, let me get this straight then....
If we, The Current Body Of Yahshua, are: Worshiping The Ba'alim [ or Pagan Sun Gods ], Observing The Pagan Feasts Days [ of: Deis Solis, The Winter Solstice, All Hallows Eve, Ishtar, etc.... ], and Ignoring The Commandments Of Yahweh - then it is we [ ourselves ] who are to blame; and not: " The Evil Shepherds, False Prophets, and Empty Oracles " of Spiritual Babylon?
Thanks, for the insight!
Hi Jeshurun! Thank you for your comment. I agree that we should be accepting responsibility for our own actions. We will have to give an account to God & He will accept NO excuses!
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