DCLM Sincere Milk 31 August 2026 — The Blame Game
DCLM Sincere Milk 31 August 2026 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — The Blame Game
Topic: The Blame Game
Bible Reading: Genesis 3:9-15 (KJV)
9And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?
11And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?
12And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.
13And the LORD God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.
14And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:
15And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
KEY VERSE: And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.” Genesis 3:12
Message
God put our first parents in the garden of Eden to care for it and enjoy all the good things in it. But the devil came and deceived the woman to disobey God and eventually Adam too disobeyed. When God came down calling for man and asking why they have disobeyed His instruction, the blame game started. Each of them started shifting blame.
God who is patient and longsuffering asked the woman to explain what happened, she too pushed the blame to the serpent. If they had simply acknowledged their sinfulness and begged for forgiveness, the human race will not be in the mess we are in today. Their disobedience corrupted and made us dirty before God. We all inherited the nature of sin and wickedness. This is the reason many children often pass off their wrong doings to others. Some children even when caught red-handed will still blame someone else for their disobedience. God wants us to be humble enough to accept responsibility for our wrong doings. Do not shift the blame, repent and ask God to have mercy on you.
Lord, give me the courage to always own up to my disobedience and also repent.
FURTHER READING
1 Samuel 15:10-21
1. Admit that you are a sinner. "For all [humans] have sinned, and comes short of the glory of God....[and] the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord" (Romans 3:23)
2. Repent now. "Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out ...[for] if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness " (Acts 3:19, 1 John 1:9)
3. Believe that God loves you and Jesus died for you. "God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet Sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8)
4. Invite Jesus into your life through prayer of faith. Jesus says, "Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me" (Revelation 3:20)
