QUIT BLAMING
05th Jun 2013
It’s characteristic of human beings to find someone to blame when things go wrong. When Adam and Eve had disobeyed God, rather than owning up, they blamed someone else. Adam said, “The woman you put here with me - she gave me some fruit.” Eve responded, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.”
In John chapter 9, the disciples were looking for who to blame when they saw a man blind from birth. “Was it his parents?” “Was there some other reason?” Jesus said, “You’re asking the wrong question. You’re looking for someone to blame. There is no cause and effect here. Look instead for what God can do.” (John 9:2 The Message) In other words, “Get heavenly instructions and faith that will change the situation.”
Jesus, hearing the heart of His Father, mixed a paste with mud and spit, applied it to the man’s eyes and instructed him to wash in the Pool of Siloam. The man did what he had been told and was healed. The Pharisees wanted to blame Jesus for healing on the Sabbath, to incriminate the parents, suggesting that the man had never been blind - they were all trapped in the ‘culture of blame.’
Contrast this with another very different but equally devastating situation, recorded in 1 Samuel chapter 30. King David and his men were living in a Philistine village named Ziklag, they had been involved in supporting Achish in one of his battles. During their absence, Ziklag was attacked by the Amalekites, who destroyed everything and set the village on fire. The wives, children and animals were gone, all had been taken captive!
David’s men started to blame him and were talking of stoning him - but, and it’s a big but - David spoke to God, “Shall I pursue this raiding party? Will I overtake them?” God’s reply came immediately, “Pursue them, you will certainly overtake them and succeed in the rescue.”
David chose not to blame, but to enquire of God, because he expected to receive wisdom that would change the situation. Blame is totally unproductive, but God always has answers that first bring peace, and then give strategy.
Quit blaming - start enquiring of God and you too will get your miracle.
by Joyce Sibthorpe
