Scripture Reading: James 1:2-18
Focus Verses: James 1:13-15 “And Remember when you are being tempted, do not say, God is tempting me. God is never tempted to do wrong, and He never tempts anyone else. Temptation comes from our own desires, which entice us and drag us away. These desires give birth to sinful actions. And when sin is allowed to grow, it gives birth to death.”
It is human nature to blame others for something we have done wrong. And it all started back in the Garden of Eden. Adam blamed Eve for his sin, and Eve blamed the serpent (the devil) for her sin. It’s always easiest to blame someone else for our mistakes than to take responsibility for our own actions. What Adam was really doing was blaming God. He told God if you hadn’t given me the woman then I wouldn’t have sinned. Then Eve tried a different approach, she said “the devil made me do it.” That excuse didn’t work either, because the devil can’t make you do anything. He can tempt you, but it’s your own evil desires that cause you to take what the devil is offering.
Eve was responsible for her own sin, and Adam was responsible for his own sin. And we are responsible for our own sin also, no matter what the circumstances of the temptation. God always provides a way out as 1 Corinthians 10:13 says “The temptations in your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful. He will not allow the temptation to be more than you can stand. When you are tempted, He will show you a way out so that you can endure.”
If we try to blame others for our sin, then we miss the opportunity for repentance to ask God’s forgiveness for that sin. God has promised in 1 John 1:9 “if we confess our sins to Him, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness.” So the next time you see yourself in a mess of sin you have committed, don’t blame others for your wrongdoing. Deal with it by confessing it to God and thanking Him for His forgiveness, and then you can have a fresh start.
Bobby Johnson
Interlocking Ministries
If we try to blame others for our sin, then we miss the opportunity for repentance to ask God’s forgiveness for that sin. God has promised in 1 John 1:9 “if we confess our sins to Him, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness.” So the next time you see yourself in a mess of sin you have committed, don’t blame others for your wrongdoing. Deal with it by confessing it to God and thanking Him for His forgiveness, and then you can have a fresh start.
Bobby Johnson
Interlocking Ministries
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