“The
woman You gave me, she gave it to me.” Genesis 3:12
Crash goes the lamp in the living
room. You run in and find three completely innocent children sitting quietly on
the couch. Each says, “Nobody did it.” Nobody takes a lot of blame in our
lives. We have to blame someone and he is the easiest target. The blame game
began in the Garden and continues today, but it doesn’t fool the parent and it
doesn’t fool God.
A common liturgy says, “I confess
that I am in bondage to sin and that I cannot free myself.” Paraphrased that
means, “God, I broke all Your laws; yes, I did it. I need Your grace.” That is
what we need to say about our wayward behavior, better known as sin. We should
practice honesty with God who already knows the truth anyway. Our sin is not
someone else’s fault, it is ours. But in our sin we can repent and confess and
find the same grace God offered to Adam and Eve in the Garden. Thanks be to
God.
Dear Father, I confess that I sin
daily and I thank You for Your gracious forgiveness. Amen.
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